Man City, Chelsea Talents Of Nigerian Descent Feature In England 5-1 Loss To Spain
Published: February 18, 2017England U16s were hammered 5-1 by Spain in their second match at the ongoing UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament on Friday night at Harrison Park.
Manchester City defender Nathaniel Ogbeta and Chelsea youngster Faustino Anjorin were handed their first starts in the competition by manager Dan Micciche.
The Spanish side were 3-0 up just after half-time before Arsenal schoolboy Tyreece John-Jules pulled a goal back, but the visitors scored two more goals to wrap up victory.
England kept a clean-sheet in their opener versus Finland (4-0), with Arsenal goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo in between the pipes.
The 15-year-old was not in the starting lineup against Spain, along with Bukayo Saka, Xavier Amaechi and Tom Solanke.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : mancity.com
Manchester City defender Nathaniel Ogbeta and Chelsea youngster Faustino Anjorin were handed their first starts in the competition by manager Dan Micciche.
The Spanish side were 3-0 up just after half-time before Arsenal schoolboy Tyreece John-Jules pulled a goal back, but the visitors scored two more goals to wrap up victory.
England kept a clean-sheet in their opener versus Finland (4-0), with Arsenal goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo in between the pipes.
The 15-year-old was not in the starting lineup against Spain, along with Bukayo Saka, Xavier Amaechi and Tom Solanke.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : mancity.com
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