The owner of Taiye Golden Football Academy, Ezenwere Kennedy, who is the grassroots coach of Golden Eaglets' star, Kelechi Iheanacho, has admonished that the young striker needs to be well guided in the choice of the club he would like to play for.
Popularly called Coach Taiye, Ezenwere discovered Kelechi as a young kid and he was instrumental to the UAE 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup Most Valuable Player's rise in the round leather game from his obscure Nekede home to the well known Owerri area.
In a chat with SportingLife, Ezenwere said so many agents have been disturbing the player with many contract offers abroad but he added that none of them meant well for Kelechi as his aspiration to go far as a footballer.
He cited several instances of agents that have been dropping names of top clubs in Europe only to find out that they were imposters.
Taiye reckoned that it would be unfair on the father of Kelechi, James Iheanacho if someone illegally poached the Eaglets' star and sends him abroad without the consent of his father since the player is still underaged.
He said he would leave all that he has suffered for Kelechi for posterity to judge him but he said that it would be over his dead body that the Ohaji Egbema born player would sign for a club that would not add monetary value to his life and better the lot of those that have toiled with him.
"Kelechi is more than a player to me because we have gone through all together before he got to this height.
He came to me as a young footballer and I polished him to the required standard that will be of benefit to him and his parents.
"We have gone to many tournaments together and because of the talent I see in him I never lost hope in him.
It will be unfair for some agents to reap from where they did not sow by parading themselves around the player because he has achieved the result.
I will ensure that Kelechi is sold to a club that will have his interest. It is our major priority,"Taiye informed SportingLife.
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