Cardiff City Interested In Ex-Nigeria U17 Invitee Dubbed The Poor Man's David Alaba
Published: April 17, 2018
EFL Championship outfit Cardiff City have handed a trial to promising Nigeria left-back Jason Akiotu.
The 20-year-old started for Cardiff City U23s in their Professional Development League fixture against Barnsley on Monday and went the distance as both teams shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
Akiotu fell off the radar following his departure from Crystal Palace last season, and had tried his luck with National League club Aldershot Town F.C. in July 2017 before training with Grimsby Town three months later.
He was last playing for Wingate and Finchley in the Bostik Premier League - signed for them at the end of February.
If the fullback is successful at the end of the tests, he'll link up with another talented Nigerian youngster Ogo Obi at The Bluebirds.
Akiotu, who has cited Bayern Munich star David Alaba as his role model, was invited to train with the Golden Eaglets in 2014 ahead of the Fifa U17 World Cup in Chile.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
The 20-year-old started for Cardiff City U23s in their Professional Development League fixture against Barnsley on Monday and went the distance as both teams shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
Akiotu fell off the radar following his departure from Crystal Palace last season, and had tried his luck with National League club Aldershot Town F.C. in July 2017 before training with Grimsby Town three months later.
He was last playing for Wingate and Finchley in the Bostik Premier League - signed for them at the end of February.
If the fullback is successful at the end of the tests, he'll link up with another talented Nigerian youngster Ogo Obi at The Bluebirds.
Akiotu, who has cited Bayern Munich star David Alaba as his role model, was invited to train with the Golden Eaglets in 2014 ahead of the Fifa U17 World Cup in Chile.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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