Young Ameobi Joins The Nigerian Squad

It has been confirmed today that the toon youngster Sammy Ameobi has joined the Nigerian under-20′s. Sammy is Shola Ameobi’s brother, and has just joined the Nigerian side that have flown of to train in Turkey ahead of the African Youth Championship. John Obuh the Nigerian coach has told us that the younger Ameobi teamed up with the Nigeria under-20s early on Monday morning and even trained with the rest of the squad later that day. This is what he told the press: “He will go along with us to Dubai, where we will play two friendly matches against Egypt and Saudi Arabia. We will therefore have a chance to fully assess the player there.”

Sammy is a toon reserve striker who can also play as a left-winger. He is the third Ameobi to join Newcastle United from a young age. His immediate older brother Tomi, is now at Leeds United after passing through the Newcastle Academy just like his older brother Shola Ameobi. Shola of cause is still a first team regular in the senior squad on Tyneside.