Cape Town City FC says
its newly acquired Nigerian striker Obinna Nsofor will make his first
appearance for the club this week.
The Citizens are
scheduled to take on Orlando Pirates at the Orlando Stadium on Tuesday night, followed by a home match with
Polokwane City on Friday evening.
Club official John Comitis said the chances of Obinna playing against Pirates are ’50/50′, but believes the former Super Eagles, West Ham and Inter Milan striker will be available to feature against Polokwane.
Club official John Comitis said the chances of Obinna playing against Pirates are ’50/50′, but believes the former Super Eagles, West Ham and Inter Milan striker will be available to feature against Polokwane.
Cape Town City head
coach Benni McCarthy revealed the role he played in getting the
30-year-old Nsofor to sign for the Cape Town club last week.
He said “Obinna is a good friend of mine. I’ve known him from his days in the Nigerian national team, when he used to be a strike partner for Obafemi Martins,”.
He said “Obinna is a good friend of mine. I’ve known him from his days in the Nigerian national team, when he used to be a strike partner for Obafemi Martins,”.
“I came across him at
West Ham. He was young then, and I took him under my wing as I was on the
way out. We became friends and we’ve just kept in touch over the
years.
“I recently learnt he was a free agent. If a player is in Europe, why would he want to come to South Africa?
“So it took a little persuasion when I asked him to play for us. To my surprise, he agreed and he came down. This is his way to get back into top-flight football, and why not with Cape Town City?”
“I recently learnt he was a free agent. If a player is in Europe, why would he want to come to South Africa?
“So it took a little persuasion when I asked him to play for us. To my surprise, he agreed and he came down. This is his way to get back into top-flight football, and why not with Cape Town City?”
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