Kelechi Nwakali praised on social media as the 'heir' to Mikel Obi

The 19-year-old was in action for all 90 minutes as the Super Eaglesin the GOtvMaxCup match played on Tuesday, May 22.

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Kelechi opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 31st went he sent a well drilled shot that beat Jan Oblak from distance and was superb in midfield against superstars such as Gabi, Thomas Partey and Angel Correa.

His performance on the night did not go unnoticed by football loving Nigerians who took to Twitter to hail the youngster.

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Reactions to Kelechi Nwakali's performance

At just 19-years, Kelechi was the star man in the Super Eagles make shift team which included his elder brother Chidiebere Nwakali.

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TheArsenal received further praise when he was compared to former French midfielder Patrick Viera who led the Gunners during their 'invincible' era.

Speaking after the game Nwakali was modest as he thanked his teammates for his performance in the game.

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He said, "First of all, we thank God for the moment, for the chance from the coach. It was a good game from both sides. I didn't expect this from our team because we only trained 3 days before the game. It was a good game. I must commend the team."

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Super Eagles head coach undefinedand Kelechi is not among the selected players but big things are expected of him especially during the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers later in the year.