Nigeria Top 50 Youngsters (30- 26) : Nigerian Neymar, New Nwankwo Kanu, Workaholic Onomah, Rugged Adarabioyo, Strong Ajayi

In continuation of allnigeriasoccer.com Top 50 Nigerian youngsters, we reveal numbers 30-26. All players yet to celebrate their 24th birthday are eligible to appear on the list.

30) Musa Yahaya (Porto, Portugal)
Age : 18
Market Value : €1,000,000
Comments :  Musa Yahaya has proved his doubters wrong. Now nicknamed the Nigerian Neymar, the coaches at Mutunchi Academy did not believe in him initially, writing him off for being too short and antisocial.

Nothing has changed though, the former Golden Eaglets star is doing his talking on the pitch. Versatile offensive player who can play from the flanks, attacking midfield and support striker.

29) Junior Ajayi ( Al Ahly, Egypt)
Age : 20
Market Value : €2,000,000
Comments : The Nigerian youth teams continue to churn out talents and Ajayi is a bonafide star in the making. His goals fired the Nigeria U23 National Team to the Olympic Games and would have been one of the stars in Rio if not for an injury he picked up before the squad traveled to Brazil.

In terms of his playing style, Ajayi uses his strength in the penalty area, gives defenders work to do and can also be deployed as a false nine and winger.

28) Josh Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur)
Age : 19
Market Value : €4,000,000
Comments : Josh is expected to be one of the stars of the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup. Very, very close to establishing himself in the Spurs first team having made 23 appearances to date in competitive fixtures since his debut.

He is a midfielder with a good range of passing, knows when to attack and can play several roles in a team. The Nigerian Federation are already keeping tabs on the England U20 star who netted on his debut for the U21s.

27) Tosin Adarabioyo (Manchester City)
Age : 19
Market Value : €1,500,000
Comments : Man City rate him highly, no wonder he has been promoted to the first team. It won’t be easy earning a starting shirt at the Etihad outfit but he has what it takes.

Tosin is your classic central defender,  tall, rugged, has good positional awareness, strong in the air and is a natural leader. Has skippered Man City U18s squad.

26) Sadiq Umar (AS Roma, on loan to Bologna)
Age : 19
Market Value : €3,000,000
Comments : A lot of hype surrounding the striker, so much so that Nigeria U23s coach Samson Siasia had to include him in his Olympic roster. He has the DNA of Nwankwo Kanu, in playing style and height.

Sadiq showed at the Olympic Games that he can score goals, but needs to pull his weight physically to thrive in a demanding league like the Serie A and English Premier League.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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