Nigeria’s U-20 Men’s National Team, the Flying Eagles continued their impressive run with a 5-1 mauling of Global Peace FC of Jos on Saturday in Abuja.
It was a match Coach Ladan Bosso used to assess the strength of his team in readiness for the forthcoming AFCON U-20 championship scheduled for Egypt in February. And in assessing the quality of individual players, Thompson Ishaka caught the attention of paimedia.com.ng judging from his output on the pitch on Saturday.
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He only joined the Flying Eagles a few days ago as one of the invited foreign based players, but he has blended so well with the rest member of the team, and has been a delight to watch during their training sessions as well as the match he featured in against Global Peace FC.
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Currently on Glasgow Rangers of Scotland listing to be signed when he turns 18, Ishaka was a nightmare to opponents and dazzled to the delight of the fans on Saturday morning in Abuja.
This is almost cast in stone, as his attributes is good enough to make him one of the leading lights to AFCON U-20 championship in Egypt next month. His ball mastery and control, his ability to manipulate the ball with both legs, chest and head is second to non.
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Ishaka dribbles opponents with reckless abandon, moving the ball in different directions at varying speeds with the ball in full control.
Everyone who was at the FIFA goal project on Saturday morning to watch the Flying Eagles take on Global Peace FC, had Thompson on their lips and attesting to the fact Lionel Messi could be his role model as he posseses the qualities of the Argentinian legend.
The ambition and hunger to succeed is embedded in Thompson. Often it is said that you either have it or you don’t. The fire burning inside of him was evident and came through to life on the pitch on Saturday.
From what paimedia.com.ng gathered watching Thompson Ishaka on Saturday morning in Abuja, it is evident that Egypt will be unlocking and lunching another football genius to the world, and Nigerians should be excited that they have yet again, another weapon of massive destruction in Thompson Ishaka.