Two and half years ago, the most promising 16 and 17 year old footballers from around the world were in the UAE for the Under-17 World Cup. Now, a handful of them are breaking though in style as potential stars of the elite game for the next decade. We look at those who made good on adolescent promise.
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Kelechi Iheanacho, Manchester City and Nigeria. Age 19.
Leading scorer at the World under-17 Cup in UAE, Iheanacho was courted by Porto and Manchester City in 2014. City won. Has climbed up the hierarchy of City’s strikers, and was called up to Nigeria’s senior squad for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations matches.
Alen Halilovic, Sporting Gijon and Croatia. 19
The diminutive prodigy had already played for Croatia’s senior team, as their youngest ever debutant, ahead of the under-17 tournament. Snapped up by Barcelona, he has spent this season on loan and as a regular starter at Sporting Gijon. Hopes to go to Euro 2016.
Kenedy, Chelsea and Brazil. 19
Owner of a powerful left-foot, Kenedy joined Chelsea from Fluminense last summer has become a valued member of the squad. Played in the knockout stage of the Uefa Champions League, and scored the fastest goal of the Premier League season this month, after 39 seconds against Norwich City.
Emmanuel Mammana, River Plate and Argentina. 20
The tall central defender won a Copa America – the South American equivalent of the Champions League – gold medal with River Plate a year after reaching the semi-finals of the World under-17 Cup. Has been capped by Argentina at senior level and is on the radar of Italian clubs.
Isaac Success, Granada and Nigeria. 20
Injured early at the under-17 World Cup, he still contributed goals and electricity to Nigeria’s champions. He joined Udinese, whose owning family also have interests in Spain’s Granada, and England’s Watford. His current, breakthrough season at Granada looks likely to be followed by a move to Watford.
Cricket World Cup League 2
UAE squad
Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind
Fixtures
Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
Started: 2020
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Entertainment
Number of staff: 210
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
Kanguva
Director: Siva
Stars: Suriya, Bobby Deol, Disha Patani, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley
Jawab Iteiqal
Director: Mohamed Sammy
Starring: Mohamed Ramadan, Ayad Nasaar, Mohamed Adel and Sabry Fawaz
2 stars
8 traditional Jamaican dishes to try at Kingston 21
- Trench Town Rock: Jamaican-style curry goat served in a pastry basket with a carrot and potato garnish
- Rock Steady Jerk Chicken: chicken marinated for 24 hours and slow-cooked on the grill
- Mento Oxtail: flavoured oxtail stewed for five hours with herbs
- Ackee and salt fish: the national dish of Jamaica makes for a hearty breakfast
- Jamaican porridge: another breakfast favourite, can be made with peanut, cornmeal, banana and plantain
- Jamaican beef patty: a pastry with ground beef filling
- Hellshire Pon di Beach: Fresh fish with pickles
- Out of Many: traditional sweet potato pudding
UAE and Russia in numbers
UAE-Russia ties stretch back 48 years
Trade between the UAE and Russia reached Dh12.5 bn in 2018
More than 3,000 Russian companies are registered in the UAE
Around 40,000 Russians live in the UAE
The number of Russian tourists travelling to the UAE will increase to 12 percent to reach 1.6 million in 2023
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Huroob Ezterari
Director: Ahmed Moussa
Starring: Ahmed El Sakka, Amir Karara, Ghada Adel and Moustafa Mohammed
Three stars
