After five weeks on trial at the popular Arsenal football academy in
London, the Club signed a nine-year-old Nigerian boy, Jayden Adetiba. The
Nigerian-born Adetiba relocated from England to South Africa 2 years ago. He
played for the SuperSport United Soccer School in Cape Town.
Adetiba’s coach, Brent Sanders told KweséESPN that the boy has
“something special”.
“Jayden worked with me for two years from the age of seven, and from his
first practice session I could see that he was an exceptional talent that stood
out in the group,” Sanders said.
“His mentality is different, the way he goes about his training. His
work ethic is a lot better than other kids of his age, and I think that comes
down to the way he was brought up,” he added
The coach further stated that the wonder kid progressed almost with
every training session.
He had “a real hunger to learn and was able to put that into practice
quickly,” Sanders said.
Adetiba while Speaking to The Sun UK, said: “I thank God and my parents
for this, I am very happy”
“The amazing thing is, I have always been an Arsenal fan and I will work
hard every day to make the first team,” he added.
Adetiba and his
teammate won a tournament last year when they went to the Futebol de Salao
(FDS) World Cup in Johannesburg.
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