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Ola Aina Shines as Nottingham Forest Reaches FA Cup Semi-Final
Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina has earned a spot in the FA Cup Team of the Round. This happened after his solid performance in the quarter-final win against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Aina played the full match as Forest edged past Brighton with a 4-3 victory on penalties under Nuno Espirito Santo’s guidance. The full-back put in a strong defensive shift, making five clearances, seven recoveries, and winning eight ground duels.
The Nigerian international also stood out with his attacking play, completing the most dribbles in the game with five. His teammate Nikola Milenkovic was also named in the selection. Nottingham Forest will now prepare for a tough semi-final clash against Manchester City next month.
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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