Niger Tornadoes midfielder Papa Daniel is set to complete a move to Swiss club Young Boys, reports Completesports.com.
Daniel has caught the eye with his impressive displays for the Ikon Allah Boys this season.
The 23-year-old has registered three goals and three assists in 21 league appearances for Niger Tornadoes.
The player also earned an invitation to the Super Eagles for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe in March.
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Daniel was part of the home-based Super Eagles side that qualified for the 2024 African Nations Championship, CHAN following a 3-1 aggregate win over Black Galaxies of Ghana.
According to Africa Foot, Young Boys have offered him a two-year contract.
The talented midfielder once had stint in Europe with Turkish club, Adanaspor.
He terminated his contract with Adanaspor after four months of unpaid wages.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Mission accomplished….!!!
The whole plan ab initio was to give him a “Nigerian International” status to facilitate a more profitable move. The prayer now is that he should not dissolve into oblivion after 1 season like the rest.
Next home-based project please……!
…can you be atleast happy for him? He is a good ambassador for the NPFL. Life no easy… let people enjoy their hustle and shine. I do not think white people are so easy to fool… Congrats Mustapha
Am I stopping him from enjoying his hustle……..LMAOoo. What is my business with what he does with his life….LMAOoo
I’m happy that at least we have managed to send a player directly from the NPFL to the class of the Swiss league for the 1st time in almost a decade. I can’t remember any since Stephen Odeh…..and we all know Odeh didn’t need to be marketed with SE call ups before attracting such a move.
We have seen this movie played over and over again.
And yes, white people are not easy to fool. That is why most of the NPFL players they have used the SE to sell never lasted beyond 2 seasons before spiraling.
I won’t be suprised if he becomes not good enough to be invited to the SE after now. We have seen this movie again and again.
So once again, NFF….. next project please. Bring on the next NPFL player to be hyped to the highest heavens, called up for a few games to take pictures on the SE bench and sold off in customary fashion
I was of the opinion this lad will be a big hit!
I knew we have a gem after seeing this lad play for the very first time.
Even when media was trying hard to pull him down over failed European trials,I was unperturbed I stood by him because I saw the quality he has,reminds me of the legendary Abedi Pele!
What this budding talent needs is just one game even as a substitute for the super eagles to announce himself to the world!
So the media reporting that he had been trialing in Georgia, Albania and North Africa since the beginning of the year without success is “pulling him down”, but you have no problem with using the national team to sell him to Switzerland, you advocate for Merit….???
In your heart of hearts Papa Daniel’s invitation to the SE (to come sit on the SE bench, take pictures and use it for marketing purposes) was strictly on merit….LMAOoo
@Greenturf is he that good? I haven’t seen him play though and i hope to see him play soonest .. I just don’t trust any player that is being projected by the NFF because they’re too corrupt to invite players on merit . Look at the U20 team , they’re bunch of below average players . The team is completely scrap ..
Congratulations to Papa Daniel. May you succeed in Europe. Come and help us qualify for the world cup. Heaven bless Papa Daniel and all deserving Super Eagles players moving to Europe.
I think you’re trying too hard to justify your harsh criticism on the lad after he shamed many who saw nothing good in him simply because he’s a local player!Where are all of the members in the forum that supported you?I know a good player when I see one regardless where they ply their trade,this lad has quality he’s not just your regular everyday footballer Papa Daniel is class..!
The Swiss club must have seen the immense qualities he possess before putting a bid and I’m sure they have seen videos and more,that being said,a South African team were ready to break the banks for his services Daniel wasn’t the only local player invited to the super eagles..I’m sure you know about that..
His invitation was handed to him on merit.The gaffer apparently,was in the eagles B camp for the friendly against Sunshine star and was marvelled by his talent and didn’t waste time in calling him up..There was nothing dodgy in his invitation it was 100% merited!
At a 23 years old now, he is expected to peak for a midfielder by at least 28 (5 years time) or putting it more succinctly, year 2030, right?
Do you really think it’s only for sporting reasons and not HUSTLE he’s gone to Switzerland?
I’ll always say it: thank God for foreign born players. Local players will more often be also-rans.
A case in point is the “raw materials” in our under-20. Did you watch how Kenya routinely outfoxed, outwitted Nigeria?
They are supposed to be “mates” but no, we are still thinking other national teams will cut corners in selection or football retard development as we do.
Our saving grace will be begging foreign born to play for us. Reaping where we didn’t sow.
The last ten years have produced how many under 17 or under 20 in super eagles with so many aging players today?
Believe it is hustle brother…
Hahahaha….it was 100% merited when he had hardly kicked a ball in the league for 3 months….LMAOoo. It just so happens he’s so outstanding he was the only outstanding outfield player vs sunshine stars, that was why he ended up being the only outfield homebased player in the final SE sqaud. ….LMAOoo
And it so also happens that coincidentally, a player who had been trialing unsuccessfully suddenly started getting offers thrown at him after sitting on the main SE bench for 2 games…..LMAOoo
All of a sudden the NFF no longer imposes players on the coach. This one was picked by chelle himself (based on him being the only impressive player vs sunshine) because you were there when he took the decision……LMAOoo. No wonder Chelle chained in to the bench in both matches…..LMAOoo….even preferring to field Yusuf he hadn’t met before, that traveled all the way from the USA, at right back over him. Did I hear Chelle claim he couldn’t shore up his midfield vs Zimbabwe due to lack of options or am I missing something….LMAOoo…..I guess Papa Daniel was registered for that game as the 2nd choice goalkeeper…..LMAOoo
I see how hard you are trying to prove yourself right…..LMAOoo.
Papa Daniels has not shamed anyone, he has only benefited from a system you termed as corrupt only a few days ago. It was not a lie that he was failing trials all over the place after not cutting it in the Turkish 2nd division. Papa Daniel will shame me by first walking into Young Boys starting XI, getting regular game time in the Swiss league, getting more call ups to the SE and earning a starting shirt, lasting 2 or more seasons in Swiss and making an upward career mover afterwards.
When he’s done all tht, come back here and tell me Papa Daniels shamed me and I will keep my big mouth shut.
We’ve only heard he signed for young boys, we don’t know yet if he’s going into Young boys A or Young Boys B. The Swiss league like many other leagues in Europe is still on (i believe)…..No serious clubs signs any serious players at this time of the season. And looking at the time of the season he was signed I doubt he’s going into the A team yet…..so take a chill pill with your loud celebrations…..LMAOoo
You’re quick to accept a press release of Mustapha failing trials in Europe but turned a blind eye to the news of his dazzling form against Sunshine stars ..it appears,you pick and choose which news to believe especially ones to support your argument.
God willing,Mustapha will serve you a humble pie in the coming season may God keep us alive …
Aside the Sunshine game Chelle saw the home eagles videos and was impressed with a few players not just Papa Mustapha,one Rangers central defender Onyebuchi was listed by the Gaffer..It happens that Papa Daniel is the most outstanding.
It’s non-objective to say or think Eric Chelle didn’t field Papa Mustapha against Zimbabwe because he wasn’t good enough,I disagree..!Rather,Eric Chelle needed a test game to bond Papa Mustapha and his teammates before he will be trusted in games of that magnitude..Simply put,he was nervous and can’t risk dropping points because of our position on the table which gives no room for experimentation.
To put it another way,the gaffer don’t want to take risks..
Notwithstanding,I was confident Papa Mustapha would have won us that game but Chelle wasn’t courageous in a game that was begging for a game changer,when incidentally,there was one on the bench sadly..
Hahahahaha…….What the hell are you saying…….LMAOOoo…..was the news that Papa Daniels had an unsuccessful stint in Turkish 2nd division a lie…? Was the news he had unsuccessful trials in the backwaters of Europe and North Africa false…..???? LMAOooo. If yes, give us the true story of why Papa Daniels had been absent from the NPFL for 3 months before he was called up……: LMAOoo. You seem to be the one choosing what news to believe here.
He comes back home and “shines” vs Sunshine stars who will be playing in the Nigerian 2nd division come next season, and that justifies his invitation to the SE as 100% merit over players like Uche Chrisantus and Frank Onyeka….?? LMAOoo
Your benchmark for what makes up SE quality has been lowered to the level of “being outstanding vs an NPFL relegation bound team”.
We are here crying that the best of the best in our local league are crashing out of the first round of matches in CAF competitions, and here you are benchmarking with a team that is 2nd division bound. Wow……!!!
Pls how much is Papa Daniel paying you to hype him this much. My brother, You are doing more than you have been paid.
I ask again, was Papa Daniel the only outfield player who was outstanding in the Sunshine game…..?? How come he was the only one who made the final list? If he were so outstanding, why was he chained to the bench on both occasions…..at least there was a Tolu Arokodare who was also new to the SE and duly got game time in both games. But your Mr Outstanding was never even called to warm up talk more of get subbed in.
So you are telling us it was Chelle’s sole decision to invite Daniels, based 100% on Merit, yet in one fell swoop you have reverted to “…..Rather, Eric Chelle needed a test game to bond Papa Mustapha and his teammates before he will be trusted in games of that magnitude….”.
So Chelle on his own volition, without external pressure, based 100% on merit dropped our Bundesliga best midfielder at AFCON and ignored La Liga revelation of the season contender for a player he doesn’t trust……..LMAOooo. He invited him for a WCQ when he knows Mr Outstanding needed a ‘test’ game first……LMAOooo. Please how many of such test games did Arokodare play before getting game time……LMAOoo. The same chelle that later claimed he had no options reason why he did make midfield subs……LMAOooo.
Once again, PD is not worth dragging your reputation in the mud for, you are doing more than you have been paid. Only a few days you were acting all sanctimonius, condemning the NFF over certain practices only to pop up here justifying the same practices just because you hate one player and like the other……LMAOooo
A player who was failing trials suddenly started getting offers thrown at him in the comfort of his home after sitting on the SE bench, but your bias would let you see that the SE has once again been used as a tool to line the pockets of players marketers who are desperate to sell a player abroad……LMAOooo….yet you accuse me of ‘choosing what news to believe’
Like you, I pray he serves me a lot of humble pie in the coming seasons. Like I said before, PD will shame me by first walking into Young Boys starting XI, getting regular game time in the Swiss league, getting more call-ups to the SE and earning a starting shirt, lasting 2 or more seasons in Swiss and making an upward career move afterwards.
When he’s done all that, come back here and tell me Papa Daniels shamed me, and I will keep my big mouth shut. It’s been ages Ive last been served humble pies…..Im seriously hungry for some. Im still waiting for the humble pies, they said Tanimu and Iwaula will serve me back then too……LMAOoo
Must Nigerian players quiver whenever we played against Ghana. We have lost severally because of lack of a good comberter in the midfield.
Papa Daniel turned the tables and made us qualify for CHAN against all odds and against Ghana. I know a talent when I see one not one that us running up and down without much powerful contribution