English Premier League side, Arsenal, have secured the services of a Nigerian whiz kid, Jayden Adetiba, after he impressed in a five-week trial.

The nine-year-old, who was born in Nigeria but has lived in South Africa for a couple of years, has been signed to the Gunners’ academy.

Adetiba has also lived in England but has been playing for the SuperSport United Soccer School in Cape Town.

Footballing talent seems to run in the family, with his older brother having spent three years at Blackburn Rovers’ Academy.

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Adetiba, an Arsenal fan, says it’s a dream come true.

“I thank God and my parents for this,” he is quoted in The Sun. 

“I am very happy. I train three times a week at the academy and we have a match at the weekend.

“The amazing thing is, I have always been an Arsenal fan and I will work hard every day to make the first team.”

Adetiba cites 22-year-old Nigeria international Alex Iwobi as the example he wants to follow at Arsenal and also idolises Cristiano Ronaldo.

“Ronaldo because of his hard work, and Iwobi because he was at the Arsenal academy at the age of seven and now plays for the first team,” he added.

Adetiba’s two older brothers are also promising footballers, with the oldest recently signing for Ebbsfleet United Academy and the other joining a local team.

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