Flying Eagles call up and One Touch FC product, Keleb Osinachi Nwubani is confident Nigeria stands a good chance of being the team to beat when this year’s edition of the FIFA U-20 men’s world cup starts later this month in Argentina.
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Keleb Together With Abel Ogwuche Of TRELLEBORGS At Flying Eagles training Session
Speaking exclusively to paimedia.com.ng, Keleb believes Coach Isah Ladan Bosso has built a strong squad that will be a resolute force to contend with at the world cup. He mentioned that they are blending well together as a team, stressing that they’ve worked really hard to withstand the herculean task that is ahead of them.
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Kaleb With Andrew Idoko After A Training session With The Flying Eagles
“We have a good chance, we have a good squad, we’ve worked very hard and we’re ready for all the challenge”
“It’s been a good experience, we’ve been working really hard, we all feel good as we’re blending together as a team”
Before his call up to the camp of the Flying Eagles, Keleb played a pivotal role in helping Pruessenmunster gain promotion by winning the league for his side. It was no fluke that his performance earned him recognition to be named in the team of the week in Germany. This caught the attention of the Nigeria U-20 national team technical crew, where he was handed a call for the U-20 world cup preparations alongside the following Foreign based players.
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Kaleb In Team Of The Week For Pruessenmunster
Trelleborg – Abel Ogwuche
AC Milan – Victor Eletu,
Arsenal -Joel Ideho
Pruessenmunster – Keleb Nwubani
Norwich City – Kenny Coker
Inter Milan – Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
Botev Plodviv – Ume Emmanuel & Tochukwu Nnadi.
Keleb who has love and passion for his fatherland is eligible to play for his country of birth the Republic of Ireland. However, he chose to represent Nigeria. He has lived in Germany long enough to represent their national team too, but will rather pledge his commitment to Nigeria.
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Young Kaleb In The Colors Of Former Club Brentford
Currently with Pruessenmunster in Germany, the One Touch FC Academy of Abuja product started off his soccer career with the Brentford youth team in England. From Brentford he moved to Empoli in Italy, and after a stint with the Seria A outfit, he landed a move to Germany to further his growth and development.
He has been likened to Virgil van Dijk with ball playing ability and his upper body strength and his trademark passes.
While speaking further with paimedia.com.ng, Keleb explained he is no stranger to the Nigerian football climate, and commended the efforts of his home club One Touch FC Academy and the impact the non league side has had on his career. He stated that the quality and standard of One Touch FC is high and he advised the players of the club during his visit to keep working hard and never give up on their ambitions. Upon his visit to his former club he selflessly supllied new team kits and balls to the One Touch FC Academy.
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Kaleb Making Donation To One Touch FC Academy Players In Abuja
“My experience with One Touch FC has been fantastic, we train really hard and the quality of players is very high and the standard prepared me for playing in camp, it’s really good”
“My advice for One touch FC players is to keep working hard, keep training and never give up, anything can happen any time” he concluded