Son Of Former Super Eagles Denied Late Winner In Chelsea Home Draw

Son Of Former Super Eagles Denied Late Winner In Chelsea Home Draw

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Chelsea’s Under-21 side were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Leeds United in a Premier League 2 encounter at Cobham on Friday night, surrendering a two-goal lead in the closing stages, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

First-team defender Tosin Adarabioyo, who has been linked with Nigeria by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), was present at the club’s training base to watch the Ex-Super Eagles son Landon Emenalo and the development of the squad in action.

According to Chelsea FC’s official website, head coach Liam Rosenior attended the match alongside senior players Levi Colwill, Liam Delap and Cole Palmer. Midfielder Roméo Lavia featured in the starting lineup for the young Blues.

Tosin also had the opportunity to observe two defenders of Nigerian descent named in Chelsea’s starting XI — Landon Emenalo and Tayo Subuloye.

Emenalo is the son of former Super Eagles left-back Michael Emenalo, who represented Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. During that tournament, Emenalo rose in prominence following an injury to Benedict Iroha.

On the pitch, Chelsea took firm control early on, establishing a two-goal advantage through strikes from Leo Cardoso and Shumaira Mheuka. However, Leeds mounted a second-half comeback. Freddie Lane reduced the deficit shortly after the hour mark before Rhys Chadwick netted the equaliser eight minutes from time to secure a share of the points for the visitors.

Emenalo nearly capped his outing with a memorable moment in the closing stages, striking the post in the final ten minutes as he chased his first goal in Premier League 2.

Born in Arizona, the young defender is provisionally cap-tied to England, having featured for the Young Lions in a European Under-17 Championship qualifier against Malta in October 2024.

The match ultimately ended level at Cobham, with Chelsea’s promising youngsters left to reflect on a missed opportunity after relinquishing a commanding lead.