Monday, June 15, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

Nwaiwu relishes his goals in Turkish Lig

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Super Eagles defender,Chibuike Nwaiwu has relished his three goals in the Turkish Super Lig.

Trabzonspor defeated Galatasaray 2-1, with the Nigerian scoring the winning goal.

“We knew the importance of this match. We were prepared for it and we got the 3 points.”

Nwaiwu, who scored his team’s second goal in the match, stated after the game, “First of all, I want to start by thanking God. I am truly grateful for this important victory, for these three points. We knew the importance of this match. We were prepared for it and we got the 3 points.”

Regarding his three goals for Trabzonspor, all scored with headers, Chibuike said, “ I’m really happy that I was able to score. But the most important factor in being able to score headers was being in the right position. Because I was in the right position, I was able to hit the ball.”

On his selection to the national team along with Onuachu due to his performance since his transfer to Trabzonspor, Nwaiwu stated, “We are both people who know very well where we come from. We are players, people who work for our team, who fight for our team. We love our team, and our team loves us. We do our best. The fans love us, and we do our best to make the fans happy.”

“Our fans really love us and show us great support. In that respect, I can say the atmosphere they created was fantastic.”