Mavlon FC of Lagos has taken another giant step in training and development of talented young footballers when the club unleashed a 13 – year old teenage midfielder, Timothy Ijachi in NLO game against The Lords Favour Fc on Thursday.
Football fans at the Legacy pitch inside National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos were suprised when Muyiwa Showole, coach of Mavlon Fc beckoned on kid dynamite, Ijachi to start warming up early in the game and his appearance while jogging on the sideline did not depict a player strong enough to feature in a very cagey league tie.
Whatever reservation football fans had all changed when Ijachi stepped into the game in the half- hour mark. His first touch in the middield showed class and confidence, as he gradually entered the midfield tussle against The Lords Favour FC.
His game was well above his age, his passes had the signature of excellence and despite his skinny nature, he still showed strenght in his tackles. He was simply a wonder to behold in the game.
It was his sublime defence splitting pass that connected by his teammate inside the box that resulted in the penalty, which was converted into goal by Elisha Ephrain. The lone goal that seperated Mavlon FC from The Lords Favour FC had the input of a 13 – year Future Eagles midfielder, Ijachi.
90 minutes done and dusted. Victory secured for Mavlon FC and a football prodigy was the cynosure of all eyes at the end of the game.
It was in this light that www.totorinews.com sought the reaction of Showole after the exciting game and he said that the main objective of Mavlon Fc is to train and develop players, adding that what the opportunity given to Ijachi was a learning curve in the process of nurturing the player.
“We are very glad to win the maximum points at stake and we hope to improve as the league progresses. Any player in the club can be a part of any game, be it a league or friendly game,” Shomole told www.totorinews.com after the game.
“Playing Timothy Ijachi was simply part of his developmental processes. It is not about age, but how well a player is willing to learn and implement what being taught in training sessions in a competive game like this.
“I must admit that Timothy and the rest of the team did well to beat The Lords Favour Fc. We faced a good team and we laboured for the win,” he said.
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