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One Future Football Season 2 kicked off over the last week and the first two rounds were all about the big new draft picks, transfers and academy players making their mark.
Naija United had picked up the #1 Draft Pick; Nick Amos a pure box-to-box midfielder and Ojo Oladipupo a flying left winger in the style of Vinicius Junior out of their academy. But it was the two attackers that they let go to Paris St Denis and Bondi FC that burst onto the scene in a way that Micah Richards would be proud of.
Henry Babatunde scored the only goal for Paris St. Denis in their 1-0 win over Naija United, it took him just 29 minutes to show his old club what they’re missing out on.
The other departed Naija forward Parfait Atangana scored 3 minutes into his first appearance for Bondi FC in their 2-2 draw with Brasil Amazônia.
Inter Nusantara won 2-1 in London, Bengaluru Phoenix showed Manhattan FC that Season 2 won’t be easy for the beaten finalists and Palermo flexed their young talent with Ignacio Correa and Izan Sabate scoring in a 2-0 win over Riyadh Stars.
The game of the round came in LA where Tokyo Youth Club raced out to a 2-0 lead but were blown away by FC Angelenos and their Swedish winger Albin Dahlin who scored 3 of Angelenos’ 5 goals as La Familia won 5-2.
The most eagerly anticipated game of Round 2 was the rematch of the Season One Final between Manhattan FC and Paris St. Denis – this time in New York City.
Paris have two new players in their starting XI since the Final – Jean Luc Duprat the academy graduate who was outstanding in Round 1 and was named in team of the week, and Henry Babatunde recruited in from Naija United. Manhattan starting pick #11 in The 1FF Draft – Tomasso Di Paolo at Right Back.
After a cagey first half, Luca Johnson fired Manhattan into the lead after an hour before Florian Grava won and despatched a generously awarded penalty. Manhattan steadied and had their chances before two goals in the closing moments of the match from Jung Sang-Min and another penalty to Grava secured a 3-1 victory for The Champions to savour on their trip back to France.
Elsewhere Inter Nusantara and FC Angelenos secured impressive home wins over Tokyo Youth Club and South London United to each start the season with perfect records.
If you put three entries in for Goal of the Round, you’re much more likely to win it – Albin Dahlin’s second in a 5-2 win took it out for Round 1.
🇸🇪 Albin Dahlin is on fire! 🔥
His hat-trick helped @FCAngelenos won 5-2 against @TokyoYouthClub after trailing 0-2.
This Robben-esque goal was selected as our first Goal of The Round this season. 👏#ItsOurGameNow pic.twitter.com/Mj7fI9BVuA
— One Future Football (@1FFOfficial) October 21, 2023
Toyko’s Oba came fresh out of the club’s Academy and picked up Goal of the Round for Round 2 with this stunner.
🇯🇵 Ichiro Oba! This player who graduated from the @TokyoYouthClub academy managed to score a beautiful goal even though his team lost 2–1 to Inter Nusantara.#ItsOurGameNow pic.twitter.com/gRa767qsbn
— One Future Football (@1FFOfficial) October 25, 2023
Round one
Albin Dahiln was Player of the Round, Young Player of the Round and top goalscorer in Round 1.
🇸🇪 Perfect start for Albin Dahlin!
✅ Player of the Round
✅ Young Player of the Round
✅ Top Scorer@FCAngelenos fans get around him!#ItsOurGameNow pic.twitter.com/EBxcCL8fLX— One Future Football (@1FFOfficial) October 21, 2023
Paris St Denis Academy graduate – defender Jean Luc Duprat was a notable inclusion in the first Team of the Round for Season 2.
Team of Round fot the First Round of Season 2! 🙌
Did your favourite player get in?#ItsOurGameNow pic.twitter.com/xnqnoQxSFq
— One Future Football (@1FFOfficial) October 21, 2023
Round two
Bas Holsink scored both of Inter Nusantara’s goals in the 2-1 win over Tokyo Youth Club and scored a 95 rating. Huge for the fans that own the flying Dutchman.
Palermo’s 20 year old Uruguayan Midfielder Bernardo De Los Santos was his teams Young Player of the Season in Season One and picked up the first Young Player of the Round award in Season 2. However his 82 didn’t see him get into the Team of the Round.
Outstanding week for 🇳🇱 Bas Holsink of @InterNusantara and 🇺🇾 Bernardo de los Santos of @CS_Palermo. They are our best player and best young player of Round 2. Congratulations to them! 👏#ItsOurGameNow pic.twitter.com/obDoFV94UH
— One Future Football (@1FFOfficial) October 25, 2023
Outstanding week for 🇳🇱 Bas Holsink of @InterNusantara and 🇺🇾 Bernardo de los Santos of @CS_Palermo. They are our best player and best young player of Round 2. Congratulations to them! 👏#ItsOurGameNow pic.twitter.com/obDoFV94UH
— One Future Football (@1FFOfficial) October 25, 2023
Tensions are rising in South London already following their two losses to start the season.
The story of Naija United’s Captaincy rolled through the last week of the off-season and ended brutally for Paul Obagbemiro. Who at one stage was certain he’d lead the team out in Round One.
It started with speculation of what Naija’s strongest XI may be this season. Journalist Fabio Rossi tweeted this:
Drama coming out of Naija United as Coach Julius Martins gives no support to Captain Paul Obagbemiro who was expecting to wear the armband in Season 2.
Julius Martins: “No one is bigger than the team, we have a lot of leaders and I haven’t chosen who will wear the armband”
— Fabio Rossi (@TheFabioRossi) October 17, 2023
Obagbemiro snapped back as the club shared this quote:
Naija United Head Coach Julius Martins broke his silence on Tuesday saying: “No one is bigger than the team, we have a lot of leaders and I haven’t chosen who will wear the armband in Round 1.”
Rossi wasn’t finished and on Wednesday bagged an interview with Deji Akande.
Fabio: Deji, everyone wants to know who is going to be wearing the armband in Round 1.
Deji: It won’t be Paul Obagbemiro. Season 2 is a new chapter for the club. Season 1 fell well below the standards we need to produce, and everything we’ve done in training points to a different direction.
Fabio: Wow, who do you want to captain the side in Season 2?
Deji: Not me haha, maybe Cristian Venditto but he’s doing well enough without it. I’d say Charles Ogude, he’s Nigerian, experienced and would love it.
And then the club finally came out with the official statement everyone was waiting for:
“We thank Paul Obagbemiro for the time he Captained the Club and welcome our new captain for Season 2 – Charles Ogude.”
Ogude said: “Naija no dey carry last. Last season was not good enough and I’m here to fix this club.”
It’ll be fascinating to see how this story plays out over the weeks ahead but Julius Martins won’t have a lot of credit with fans after finishing last in Season One, and will hope this new appointment and his new stars will start a change of luck in Lagos.
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