- Nottingham Coach Explains Why Ola Aina Struggled in AFCON Final, Nigerians Pen Emotional Tribute
Super Eagles defender and Nottingham Forest star Ola Aina is trending on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, after the Premier League club manager Nuno Espirito Santos gave an update about the footballer.
Aina, who was among the recognised players at the recently concluded AFCON final in Cote d’Ivoire, will be unavailable when Nottingham Forest takes on Aston Villa this weekend.
According to Nottingham’s manager, the defender, who was given a warm welcome back to the club, played the
AFCON finals against Cote d’Ivoire with an injury.
Espirito Santos said the Super Eagles defender sustained the injury during the semi-final win over South Africa, Daily Post reported.
The football club manager said in a pre-match conference: “Ola got injured in the semi-final and played the final with an injury, he tried but didn’t really play in the final.”
🚑 Nottingham manager confirms the latest on Ola Aina’s status.
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Ola 👊🏽 pic.twitter.com/F4LvA34m73
— Soar Super Eagles (@SSE_NGA) February 24, 2024
Some legends give their all for the shirt!
Ola Aina played Afcon Final injured? A true champ! pic.twitter.com/vBsIgG1gu2
— DStv Nigeria (@DStvNg) February 24, 2024
Nigerian fans react to update about Ola Aina
Many have taken to social media to pour emotional tributes to the footballer. Explorerng.com captured some of the comments, see them below:
@Samm_Williamz: No wonder we lost.. So you guys are tell me there was nobody else that could replace him in the team?? Abeg abeg abeg🤬 Football is about team work not heroism for Christ sake!!
@HPAth44: Zaidu and Iwobi were not fit to play too. But Peseiro refused to use other players on the bench. Our players were average, and they were on the same level in quality; no “Super Stars” really. So why Peseiro kept using the same sets of players without resting them?! Yeye coach!
@AnelkaMaduka: He didn’t have to, there were other players on the bench that were fit
@areme007: 🥲🥲🥲 oh so sorry man. Why would the coach and the technical staff allow him to play. But Ola could have just declined that but I understand that spirit of giving it all to your fatherland 🥲🥲
