Kocin Jamaica Rudolph Speid ya kira ɗan wasan Manchester United mai ƙaramin shekaru Dante Plunkett a karon farko, kafin ƙarshen wasan Unity Cup da Super Eagles na Nigeria ranar Asabar.

Ɗan wasan bangon hagu mai shekaru 18 yana da shirin shiga horon Reggae Boyz ranar Juma'a — kira ta farko a rayuwarsa zuwa tawagar ƙasa ta manyan 'yan wasa.

Daga Aston Villa zuwa Old Trafford

Plunkett ya fara horo a Aston Villa kafin ya koma Manchester United a shekara ta 2024 bayan gwajin da ya burge kulob din. A kakar 2025/26, ɗan wasan bangon hagu ya buga wasanni 15 a ƙungiyar ƙasa da shekaru 18 ta Manchester United a dukkan gasa.

Reggae Boyz na neman fansa

Ƙarshen wasan zai gudana a filin wasa na the Valley dare na Asabar, inda Jamaica ke da niyyar ɗaukar fansa kan Nigeria bayan an kayar da su sau biyu a wannan gasar. Ƙarshen wasan bara ya ƙare 2-2 bayan lokaci na yau da kullun kafin Super Eagles su lashe ta hanyar bugun fanareti 5-4 kuma su riƙe kofin — wanda suka kuma lashe a tsarin biyu da suka gabata na gasar, a shekarun 2002 da 2004.

Maza na Speid sun kai ƙarshen wasan ta hanyar doke India 2-0, yayin da Nigeria ma suka cancanci shiga da nasara iri ɗaya ta 2-0 a kan Warriors na Zimbabwe.

Reggae Boyz na fata cewa kasancewar ƙwararrun matasa kamar Plunkett zai taimaka wajen ɗaga kofin Unity Cup a karon farko a tarihinsu.