Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest full-back Ola Aina has revealed the two toughest attackers he's faced since his return to the English Premier League, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 29-year-old returned to England after spending five years in Italy with Torino, playing over a century of games for Juventus' biggest rivals.
The England-born Nigerian returned to the Premier League in the summer of 2023 and has been playing for Nottingham Forest since then.
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Semenyo and Doku: Aina's toughest opponents
Quizzed about the two toughest opponents he's faced since his return to England, Aina named Manchester City wingers – Antoine Semenyo and Jeremy Doku.
“Only two names stand out for me. No disrespect to anyone, because every winger playing in the Premier League is good,” the former Chelsea defender told Adebayo Akinfenwa on the Beast Mode on podcast.
“One is Jeremy Doku. He's a problem, I'm tired. He comes at you every time, even if he loses the ball, he'll go get it and try again.
“Sometimes I wish he'd just pass the ball to someone else, but no, he wants to run you into the ground.
“He's jinky, does a lot of start and stops. Defending him alone is hard; now, he's gone on to double it,” Aina said, speaking about the winger's profession of faith in Christ and recent baptism.
“Now, he's got backing from the Lord Jesus Christ, he's taken his faith to another level, he's got backing, he's different.
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“The other is Semenyo,” the former Hull City man continued.
“I think he gets overlooked a bit because he was at Bournemouth, but he's a very quick player. Strong, two-footed, can pass, can shoot.
“Last season, they put us in a blender. Semenyo and Kluivert were brilliant. I tried to stand him on, set my line, but I slid. Those two are good,” Aina concluded.
Semenyo recently got baptised as well, just before his big money move from Bournemouth to Southampton.
