Victor Moses Was Likened To Ronaldo At Nigerian Academy, Crystal Palace Converted Him To Winger

Super Eagles star Victor Moses was converted from a striker to a winger whilst at the academy team of Crystal Palace, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed.

The 25-yar-old spent his formative years as a footballer with famous grassroots club BJ Foundation, the same team that nurtured Watford’s Isaac Success, prior to his move to the United Kingdom.

And Moses scored goals aplenty for the youth team of BJ Foundation so much so that he was likened to former Brazil and Inter Milan star Ronaldo de Lima.

“Victor Moses was young when he came to BJ Foundation and spent four years at the academy before he moved to England, ’’ a top source told allnigeriasoccer.com.

“He was a talented player. His father had said that he would never allow him to play football, that he must go to school.

“Moses was a top striker, he used to play like Ronaldo of Brazil, before Crystal Palace converted him to a winger. ’’

Moses represented the youth teams of England before committing his international future to Nigeria in 2011.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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