olu wrote:
Who would make your final 11 or squad of 23 from the NPFL if you were drawing up a homebased SE team? Please list players with their clubs and position.
Ndifreke Effiong (22 y/o RB/CM/FW - Akwa United) - Mr Versatile himself! For Siasia's U23's he played as a full back & was capped by Rohr in that same position vs Egypt. While for Imama's side he played as a CM & was one of the better players for that side. In the league he plays as a forward and has scored 60 goals over the past 8 seasons
Auwalu Ali Mallam (19 y/o LW - Kano Pillars) - It was a big surprise he wasn't called up to our most recent U20 side after the season he had last year (which was cut short due to COVID) scoring 11 goals in 23 games, he has arguably been the best U20 player in the league so far, taking some of the creative burden on captain Rabiu Ali, he has 6 assists so far in the league.
Anayo Iwuala - (21 y/o LW - Enyimba) - Signed after two seasons in the NPFL, his stats weren't too impressive to say the least, but he caught my attention last season making cameos off the bench for Enyimba on the continent, I saw an explosive and deceptively strong dribbler who just needed to work on his end product. And this season he has improved in especially creating chances, but his finishing is still pretty poor.
Austin Oladapo (25 y/o CM - Enyimba) - Probably the best CM in the league on a technical and tactical level, can do anything in midfield and has built a reputation for scoring goals from outside the box