Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Soccernet.ng
  • Home
  • AFCON 2025
  • Leagues
    • EPL
    • NPFL
    • La Liga
    • Seria A
    • Ligue 1
  • Live Scores
  • Soccernet TV
  • Lifestyle
No Result
View All Result
Soccernet.ng
  • Home
  • AFCON 2025
  • Leagues
    • EPL
    • NPFL
    • La Liga
    • Seria A
    • Ligue 1
  • Live Scores
  • Soccernet TV
  • Lifestyle
No Result
View All Result
Soccernet.ng
No Result
View All Result

Super Eagles striker receives hero’s welcome on return to Berlin

by Lolade Adewuyi
July 23, 2022
in Bundesliga, News, NewsNow, Nigeria
0
Super Eagles striker receives hero’s welcome on return to Berlin

Taiwo Awoniyi was warmly received as he returned to Berlin with Nottingham Forest on Saturday, July 23. Photo via NFFC

The new Nottingham Forest forward was warmly welcomed back to the Stadion an der Alten Försterei where he scored 15 Bundesliga goals before his transfer to the EPL

Taiwo Awoniyi’s song rang out in the stands as he made his way onto the pitch in Saturday’s friendly game at the Stadion an der Alten Försterei.

In the past Awoniyi would wear the number 14 red strip of FC Union Berlin. This time around he came out of the tunnel in a blue warm up shirt of Nottingham Forest, the club that he made a record transfer to this summer.

Despite the change of clubs, Awoniyi is still as popular as he was with the fans and he was handed a commemorative photo and a jersey by the club before kickoff.

For anyone who missed the activities of the summer and just stumbled into this arena today, it would have been a strange sight to behold the Nigerian donning the number 9 in the yellow and blue strip of Nottingham Forest instead of the new red and white strip of the Irons. Such is the nature of the football business – here today, gone tomorrow. But heroes never die in the heart of the fans.

A special reception for @taiwoawoniyi18 by his former teammates @fcunion_en ahead of the game. His song is still on the lips of the fans. They love him in Berlin. #NFFC pic.twitter.com/gkVw0zjXYI

— Lolade Adewuyi (@Jololade) July 23, 2022

Awoniyi’s 15 Bundesliga goals last season helped the Irons secure a place in the Europa League group stage. And that was why Forest signed him after they gained promotion to the Premier League in a record 20.5million euros move.

It was good money for Union, one of the smaller clubs in the Bundesliga. His transfer windfall brought some money to their coffers to enable them maintain their place in the Bundesliga and to remain competitive with some new signings like American Jordan Siebatcheu, who scored Union’s lone goal in the game.

In the game Awoniyi was full of running even as the home side enjoyed the bulk of the possession. Forest struggled to put their passes together and never created clear cut opportunities for the striking duo of Awoniyi and Alex Mighten to score.

By the time Awoniyi was substituted in the second half the home fans rose in unison to applaud him. His famous rallying song rang around the stands as he acknowledged the fans.

He will hope that he and Forest are firing on all cylinders when the Premier League season starts in August.

 

 

Tags: Nottingham ForestTaiwo AwoniyiUnion Berlin
Lolade Adewuyi

Lolade Adewuyi

Lolade Adewuyi is a writer and journalist who has covered four FIFA World Cups, a Confederations Cup and two AFCONS. He is the Managing Editor of Soccernet Media Limited. Email: lolade at soccernet.com.ng

RelatedPosts

Super Eagles striker receives hero’s welcome on return to Berlin
News

Premier League table after matchday 32: Where Ndidi, Iwobi, Onuachu, Aribo, and Aina’s clubs stand

7 hours ago
Super Eagles striker receives hero’s welcome on return to Berlin
EPL

Super Eagles in the Premier League: Iwobi and Onuachu lead Nigerian goalscoring chart

2 days ago
Super Eagles striker receives hero’s welcome on return to Berlin
EPL

Nottingham Forest keen on 24G/A Super Eagles star as PSG exits transfer race

4 days ago
Super Eagles striker receives hero’s welcome on return to Berlin
EPL

WATCH: Ola Aina’s hilarious reaction to Mo Salah’s Liverpool extension

4 days ago

See other News

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest

“It’s impossible” – Mourinho snubbed as Osimhen rejects Fenerbahce bid amidst Chelsea, Real Madrid interest

No starts, no problem – Should Chukwueze be comfortable with being a bench player in Milan?

“We need to start again”- Super Eagles goalie Maduka Okoye sets Udinese target

Premier League table after matchday 32: Where Ndidi, Iwobi, Onuachu, Aribo, and Aina’s clubs stand

Osimhen and Lookman transfer latest: Juventus plot, Galatasaray hope, Man United watch

Soccernet.ng

Copyright © 2024 Soccernet Media Limited.

Navigate Site

  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Journalist Charter
  • Advertise
  • Terms of Use

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • AFCON 2025
  • Leagues
    • EPL
    • NPFL
    • La Liga
    • Seria A
    • Ligue 1
  • Live Scores
  • Soccernet TV
  • Lifestyle

Copyright © 2024 Soccernet Media Limited.