A nine-year-old Nigerian, Munir Sada, has joined Arsenal.
Gatekeepers News reports that a nine-year-old Nigerian, Munir Sada, has joined Arsenal Football Kid Academy in London, United Kingdom.
Pictures of Sada with an Arsenal document trended online, with many Nigerians excited about the move.
Sada was kitted in an Arsenal jersey, with two women said to be his parents in the picture.
An Information Officer at Kaduna State Department of Public Affairs, Yunus Abdallah, in a Facebook post said the nine-year-old is an indigene of Zaria, Kaduna State, North-west Nigeria.
“Arsenal FC have signed a nine-year-old Nigerian. Munnir Muhammed Sada an indigene of Zaria Local Government of Kaduna State is expected to be playing for the youth soccer team of Arsenal FC,” he posted.
However, no official statement has been issued by Arsenal Football Club on Sada’s resumption to its academy.
