Taiwo Awoniyi and Olayinka have assured of their readiness against Guinea Bissau on Wednesday against Guniea Bissau
Uzor Odigbo
Two Super Eagles forwards have shown great intent in their readiness to ambush their opponents in the ongoing African Cup of Nations taking place in Cameroon.
Union Berlin forward, Taiwo Awoniyi in an interview said he was extremely delighted to open his goal-scoring account for the senior national team against the hard-fighting Sudanese and ready to consolidate on the performance
“It’s a dream come true playing at the senior national team and my first goal for the Super Eagles was another impetus to boost my confidence,” said Taiwo Awoniyi, the former Liverpool striker
Also speaking shortly after the training session in Garoua, Cameroon with Mr VAR, is the Slava Prague goal Poacher, Peter Olayinka who was everywhere on the ball said he was ready to make his presence count. He then heaped praises to Austin Eguavoen-led crew for the opportunity given to him at the senior national team. “I’m ready to optimize every opportunity given to me and ensure we are victorious in this tournament. In fact, our mission is to make Nigeria victorious in this championship,” he said.
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The former 36 Lions FC said: “I’m much delighted to be in the senior national team and I’m ready to help Nigeria win this tournament for record 4th time. I sincerely appreciate the ingenuity of the Coach and he is one that knows his onions. Let me say that the whole team is ready to make Nigeria proud,” the Ibadan born football prodigy said.
Super Eagles have picked six points in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 competition beating Pharaohs of Egypt 1-0 and humbled Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane 3-1 and atop of group D.
On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, the Super Eagles will be up against Guinea-Bissau, and eyes will be on Taiwo Awoniyi to provide the needy ball distribution.
A brief profile of Taiwo Awoniyi, culled from Wikipedia
Taiwo Awoniyi, born on August 12, 1997, plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Nigeria national team.
In 2010, Taiwo Awoniyi was voted the Most Valuable Player at a Coca-Cola football competition in London. His performance at the competition was spotted by Seyi Olofinjana who invited him to join the Imperial Soccer Academy.
On 31 August 2015, Taiwo Awoniyi signed for English club Liverpool for a fee of around £400,000 but was immediately loaned out to German team FSV Frankfurt.
He made his debut for Frankfurt as a late substitute in a German Cup match against Hertha Berlin. After being named as a substitute for six league matches, he made his debut on 19 February 2016, playing 89 minutes against FC St. Pauli. Awoniyi suffered relegation with Frankfurt, and he returned to Liverpool at the end of the season.
On 26 August 2016, Dutch team NEC confirmed that Taiwo Awoniyi had joined them on a season-long loan and was expected to join the squad the following week after the formalities of his work permit were completed. On 10 September, he made his Eredivisie debut in a 4–0 defeat of NEC to PSV Eindhoven, being replaced in the 72nd minute by Michael Heinloth. With NEC, the Nigerian suffered his second consecutive relegation, being relegated from Eredivisie in 2017.
In July 2017, Awoniyi left NEC and joined Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron on a season-long loan, and made his debut on 12 August when he started the match against KSC Lokeren, scoring within 23 minutes.
On 17 July 2018, Awoniyi signed a new long-term deal with Liverpool, and on 23 July sealed a season-long loan to another Belgian club, Gent. On 11 January 2019, it was announced that his loan to Gent was cut short, and Awoniyi was loaned to Mouscron again. In April he said that his struggle to get a UK work permit could end his Liverpool career.
On 6 August 2019, Liverpool confirmed Taiwo Awoniyi had joined Bundesliga side Mainz 05 on a season-long loan. He was hospitalized in June 2020, after sustaining a severe concussion during a 1–0 loss to FC Augsburg in the league.[
On 19 September 2020, Taiwo Awoniyi left for his seventh loan spell, this time joining Bundesliga side Union Berlin for a year.[17]
