Iyenemi Furo joined the Nigerian squad before the recent African Nations Cup, in which the Super-Eagles got to the final. He made his first-team debut during that tournament, and by the end of it most observers agreed that he had established himself as the rightful partner to Taribo West in central defence.

Furo also captained the Nigerian team for the Olympic qualifyinh matches.

This page from a Nigerian soccer message board tells how Nigerian coach Jo Bonfrere was happy to "inform the NFA" of the trial, and goes on to say that there are strong indications that he would be signed on.

We're not sure about all this, since Furo recently moved from FC Sion of Switzerland to AC Milan (see CyberEagles profile for biog info and picture). Still, it wouldn't be the first time...

Meanwhile, a decidely dodgy African transfer rumour from SoccerWarriors.com. They say that Wenger has opened up silent discussions with South African striker Benni McCarthy (currently with Celta Vigo in Spain). They cite "a website we monitor" but don't tell us which one. Hmmmmm.