Lagos based football academy Giant Brila have set a new transfer record for non league football in Nigeria after splashing 15 million Naira on Nigeria U20 top striker Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
The forward has emerged as the hottest prospect in the Nigeria U20 camp after forcing his way into the team as a trialist from Anambra based academy side Olive Charles.
Coach of the Nigerian team Ladan Bosso gave Ikwumesi the chance to stake a claim in his squad after talks with a youth coach called Mourinho. He met the coach in Anambra during his time with FC Ifeanyi Ubah.
Rated as the brightest prospect in the Nigerian U20 team of 2020, Giant Brila agreed a deal with his academy in Anambra reportedly worth 15 million naira plus a sell on clause.
Bosso who was unaware of the deal got to find out when the list of clubs was attached to the names of the players he submitted in his final 20 man list for the WAFU tournament in Benin Republic.
Owngoalnigeria.com learnt that he called his contact in Anambra to ask how the boy is now a player of Giant Brila only to be told that he has been sold already.
“ Bosso doesn’t care much about players team. He rates players base on what they do on the pitch but he knows the owner of Ikwuemesi and he was trying to look out for him only to find out that he has been sold already for around 15 million naira”, a source told Owngoalnigeria.com.
“ I also understand that there is a sell on clause in the deal but it’s none of our business. We need the team to do well and book a place in the U20 Cup of Nations. That’s what matters most”.
