Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has been Alerted to monitor the duo of Ibrahim Aliyu (Bravo) – a striker, and goalkeeper, Matthew Cyprian who are getting good media reviews following their Impressive performances for their respective Croatian clubs.
Aliyu, a striker, excelled with the U-19 team of NK Locomotiva Zagreb, the club that finished second in the Prva HNL – the Croatian top flight league last term, and the 18 year old has been promoted to the senior team and given shirt number 21.
Described as a player with the strength and power of Daniel Amokachi, Aliyu scored nine goals in nine games for the U-19 side, a performance that got him promoted by the coach, Goran Tomic, to the first team that will compete in the play-off of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League qualification.
Nicknamed “Bravo” by his teammates, Aliyu is the newest player getting rave reviews in the media in Croatia and the former Flying Eagles invitee’s tactical prowess, speed and goal scoring ability is something the Super Eagles handlers may not ignore.
Ibrahim ‘Bravo’ Aliyu models NK Locomotiva Zagreb new 2020/2021 Adidas kit with teammates
The former Flying Eagles forward will be fighting for a place in the team with striker Roko Simic, the son of ex-AC Milan top midfielder and superstar Dario Simic and top striker Nikica Jelavic who once featured in the Premier League for West Ham and Everton.
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Also ripe for an invite is 25 year old goalkeeper, Mathew Cyprian, who plays for a Croatian second division side, NK Dubrava ZG. Cyprian was adjudged the best goalkeeper in the Croatian third division last season and it was his heroics in goal that helped his club gained promotion to the second division.
Mathew Cyprian during training for NK Dubrava ZG
The goalkeeper has recently been brought to the attention of Rohr who said he was keeping tabs on the 25 year old.
With Rohr searching for young, dynamic and talented players to beef up the Super Eagles ahead of the qualifying games for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup, the duo of Aliyu and Matthew are seen as the type of players the team needs to have the necessary strength in depth.
Aliyu and Cyprian are products of Footwork Academy and Kuje FC respectively and managed by KCG Sporting Management.
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COMMENTS
Who alerted him???? Csn, you guys are too old for this kinda cheap publicity abeg.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
I think complete sports may be struggling for money; so unscrupulous agents are chipping in to help out in exchange for good publicity for their clients in the Croatian second division.
Guys please stop.
CSN wants to take Omo9ja’s job o…..LMAO.
Covid 19 is really biting hard….!!!
… Lol. Drey troublemaker.
Lmao!! By the way I really miss omo9ja. He hasn’t been on the platform lately. Omo9ja!! Hope all is well?? Even though I never agree with you on anything. We miss you dearly stay safe brother mi.
@aphilly, he’s busy with some scouting duties. Hasn’t got the time yet. he’ll come up with his findings soon. .,.. Watch out! Lol
Lol…..
Lol….you people ehn?
Where are the “Invite them Team”?
Or na progressive Team I go Call you?..
Invite this invite that..lol
Unu a biala ozo.. okay we are watching make we kuku invite the whole of Nigerians playing even in Indonesia and thailand abeg CSN I tire for una oooooo
It’s just so obvious CSN was paid for this…hahahaha. Reading through, you can smell PR job going on. No thanks to COVID-19. CSN please don’t loose your credibility.
cSN. Please can you take out this report. It’s embarrassing for you to put this nonsense in our faces.
Please do the needful now… please and please.
See me see wahala….
CSN are now into scouting, advertising and marketing of players….
Hahahahahahaha….
Weting Adamu nor go see for gate???
There is no bribery here. They are just pointing out talented players. Footballers have to start from somewhere and they are still young. They are products of our football academies in Nigeria. They can play for our youth teams or be invited in future. No one is saying they have to be invited now
Please who paid you to write this shit?
Super Eagle passed this kind of stupidity