FLYING EAGLES 8 IKARE UNITED 0: Awoniyi And Yahaya Leads Ikare's Demolition

Nigeria national U-20 side defeated Ikare United 8-0 in a friendly game played at the Fifa Goal Project ground in Abuja on Wednesday.

A brace from Musa Yahaya and Taiwo Awoniyi plus strikes from Alhassan Ibrahim,  Sulaiman Abdullahi, Abubakar Lawal and Wasiu Jimoh were all the Flying Eagles needed to breeze past the Ondo state based amateur side.

The game that saw in attendance the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Gbenga Elegbeleye as well as the Nigeria Football Federation’s Director of Competitions saw the Nigeria U20 waste two clear chances in the opening minutes of the entertaining encounter.

Musa Yahaya Set To Earn 250,000 Pounds Anually

Nigeria U17 star forward Musa Yahaya will pocket 250,000 Pounds Sterling in his first year as a pro with Spurs in the EPL.
 
Yahaya chose Spurs ahead of several of Europe’s top clubs including Manchester City, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen.

Top sources have confirmed that the 16-year-old Yahaya will be started on an annual salary of 250,000 Pounds at the London club.

Tottenham Close To Signing 16-year Old Musa Yahaya Popularly Called "Nigerian Iniesta"

Reports from Nigeria in recent hours suggest Tottenham will sign one of the countries most talented youngsters this weekend. Musa Yahaya is due in London this weekend to sign a pre-contract with Spurs after a routine medical, according to allafrica.com.

They suggest, Yahaya “will arrive London, England on Saturday, February 15 to append his signature to a preliminary contract if he passes a routine medical. The 16 – year – old will be accompanied on the trip by his father, one of his agents, Mohammed Babawo and Auwal Yusuf, the coach of the nursery team which has been nurturing him since childhood.”