Izuchukwu OkosiArsenal starlet Ethan Nwaneri Wednesday evening was one of the youngsters that trained with the senior team ahead of the Gunners’ UEFA Europa League game against PSV on Thursday at the Emirates Stadium.
The Anglo-Nigerian made his Premier League debut against Brentford before the international break at 15 years, 181 days old to become the youngest player to play in the English topflight.
Ethan Nwaneri joined Maldini Kacurri, Catalin Cirjan and Khayon Edwards to train with the first-team squad ahead of tomorrow’s game against PSV.
Manager Mikel Arteta could ring the changes for the visit of the Dutch Eredevisie side albeit he did state in his Thursday’s press conferences that decision on his starting lineup will be made tomorrow (Thursday).
Nwaneri whose father hails from Imo state, South Eastern Nigeria trained with some other Hale End Academy products like Maldini Kacurri, Catalin Cirjan and Khayon Edward’s according to Jeorge Bird, a website that provides information on all things Arsenal Academy and youth teams.
However, Nwaneri and Kacurri are not eligible to play in the Europa League so is ruled out of the clash against the visitors.
Young striker Khayon Edwards could make the matchday squad along with midfielder Catalina Cirjan as, informed by Jeorge Bird.
According to Arteta, Gabriel Martinelli missed training through illness while Oleksandr Zinchenko is still out injured.
The duo of Mohamed Elneny and Emile Smith Rowe are still out injured on long term.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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