Fans question the age of 18-year-old Nigerian striker who recently moved to Sweden
Fans question the age of 18-year-old Nigerian striker who recently moved to Sweden
Football fans have taken to Twitter to banter and ask questions about the age of Nigerian striker Silas Nwankwo who just sealed a move to Swedish Allsvenskan side Mjallby.
The former Nasarawa United talisman was the joint-highest goalscorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League alongside Akwa Unitedโs hitman Charles Atshimene.
As is usual with NPFL Golden boot winners, the former Sunshine Stars man moved abroad to seek greener pastures, signing a four-year deal with Majllby.
However, his move has caused a lot of controversies because Nwankwo claims to be an 18-year-old youngster, but judging by his looks, he could easily pass for the father of an 18-year-old youngster.
According to a tweet by Af.recon in August last year, it was reported that Nwankwo was 24 years old, but in the report by his new employers and transfermarkt details, the Nigerian hitman is just 18 years old.
SILAS NWANKWO (Nasarawa United)
Deemed as surplus to requirement at Sunshine Stars, Silas Nwankwo joined Nasarawa United at the start of the season and the rest is the tale of a fish taken to water. Nwankwo is widely regarded as a late bloomer but the 24 year old is arguablyโฆ pic.twitter.com/iW9zOlKoCH
โ afโขrecon #AFCON2021 ๐ (@af_recon) August 18, 2021
Nigerian fans have taken to Twitter to banter the Nigerian star, as they do not believe Nwankwo is genuinely 18.
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1/2 I have been following Nigerian football closely for 15 years or so. Every expert on Nigerian football knows that Silas Nwankwo is not born in 2003. Itโs like someone telling Allsvenskan-fans that Jo Inge Berget of Malmรถ FF is 22. Perhaps you donโt know that he is 1990-born,
โ @NGA_foot (@NGA_foot) February 4, 2022
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Wahala be like Silas Nwankwo’s age bayi ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Where is the mix up, if his profile with Nasarawa United says he is 25? pic.twitter.com/pyQTdRvAnS
โ โ๏ธ๐ พ๏ธ.. ..Molatsportgist ๐ณ๐ฌ (@chubbyMO_) February 4, 2022
So this Silas Nwankwo guy captained the ESUT football team to victory at the West Africa University Games in 2015, at the young age of 11. He also graduated with a degree in Industrial Physics. A true child prodigy. https://t.co/8mOhpXTZzL https://t.co/GvolRm9SoK
โ Sawyerr (@MrSawyerr) February 4, 2022
Silas Nwankwo is 18yrs old guys. Iโm 12yo plis dears
โ Enelee (@mercedeesCoco) February 4, 2022
Silas Nwankwo when he was 15 years old pic.twitter.com/CrE0N7DyB5
โ ๊น์ ๐๐ (@choicesreal1) February 4, 2022
18-year-old Nigerian forward Silas Nwankwo has joined Swedish side Mjallby AIFs. I’m sure if the club do some digging around they’ll find out that he has children that are all in their teens pic.twitter.com/i3Pt6QnRS5
โ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ’๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐๐ ๐บ๐ฌ (@Fernandez_256) February 4, 2022
If he never reach 35!!!! Na small remain
โ CERTIFIED SOFT DJ ๐โ๐ (@DjContinental__) February 4, 2022
This man na 18yrs ?
Later unna go say tinubu no be 69yrsโ Kelong Belzen Danjum (@KelongBelzen) February 4, 2022
Casting Silas Nwankwo https://t.co/7xDKvl7ss8
โ Seyi Alao (Hattitude) (@alao_seyi) February 4, 2022
Nigerian forward Silas Nwankwo has joined Swedish side Mjallby โฆ He is 18 โฆ. Look at himโฆ EIGHTEEN ๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/zBx49LWkfk
โ ๐๐๐๐๐ (@fitbaa) February 4, 2022
FIXED:
81-year-old Nigerian forward Silas Nwankwo has joined Swedish side Mjallby AIFs from Nasarawa United. ๐ณ๐ฌ
The youngster scored 19 goals last season in the #NPFL, making him joint highest scorer. ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฅ https://t.co/K0rdzzx0Z8
โ Amazing (Amy) April (@OfficiallyApril) February 4, 2022
Silas Nwankwo walking into Mjallbyโs academy: pic.twitter.com/HFgfD014D3
โ Adam Petruccione (@AdamPetruccione) February 4, 2022
Silas Nwankwo is surely lying about his age? He looks 53 years old
โ Zaneita (@Zaneita_) February 3, 2022
How can you call this UNCLE
18 year old Nigeria forward Silas nwankwo joins swedish side Mjalby Aifs ..All this nonsense need to stop in Africa โ kini gbogbo radarada yii๐คฃ
His children must be very confused rn๐ง๐๐ pic.twitter.com/IWJvQ6vtac
โ Vincent fadahunsi (@bayfadboy) February 3, 2022
I bet Silas Nwankwo was buying alcohol at 9โฆ
18? Bollocks. https://t.co/oqjAk2OKtnโ Billy Meredith (@MUFC1908) February 3, 2022
Silas Nwankwo at 16 pic.twitter.com/gsvpZIZ3xq
โ Elochukwu Brasky (@Elochukwubrasky) February 3, 2022