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Ghana Captain Asamoah Gyan has hailed Golden Eaglets attacking midfielder Taiwo Awoniyi for putting up a superlative display to help Nigeria secure a 4-1 victory over Iran in the Round of 16 of the FIFA U17 World Cup taking place in the United Arab Emirates.
Awoniyi, who have become a midfield maestro since replacing injured Success Isaac in Nigeria’s 3-3 draw with Sweden in their second game of the competition, was the engine room when the West Africans beat Iran to book a quarter final ticket.
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With Gyan at the stand to watch the game in Al Ain, the Ghana international could not hide his feelings for the young lad.
-I like him, that No18, Awoniyi. He does all the work up there and creates a lot, he told fifa.com.
-This is my kind of player.
Nigeria take on Uruguay in the quarter final on Saturday, and Awoniyi is expected to help Nigeria go through.
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