Godfrey Oboabona Explains Why He Has Not Debuted For Rizespor
Published: September 16, 2013
For the third straight week, Nigeria international Godfrey Oboabona failed to make his league debut for new club Rizespor.
The former Sunshine Stars skipper was an unused substitute as Rizespor defeated Gaziantepspor 5 - 2 in the fourth round of matches in the Super League played on Saturday.
“ The coach (Riza Calimbay, ed) said I have to understand basic Turkish language before I start playing.
“ This will help me better in communicating with my teammates. But in the next two weeks, I hope to start playing by God’s grace.
“ Since I joined this team, I have been well received by the coaching staff and players,”Oboabona said to allnigeriasoccer.com.
Last month, 23 - year - old Godfrey Oboabona penned a four - year deal with Rizespor for a fee of 650,000 euros.
Rizespor are ranked second in the standings, with 9 points from their first 4 matches.
The former Sunshine Stars skipper was an unused substitute as Rizespor defeated Gaziantepspor 5 - 2 in the fourth round of matches in the Super League played on Saturday.
“ The coach (Riza Calimbay, ed) said I have to understand basic Turkish language before I start playing.
“ This will help me better in communicating with my teammates. But in the next two weeks, I hope to start playing by God’s grace.
“ Since I joined this team, I have been well received by the coaching staff and players,”Oboabona said to allnigeriasoccer.com.
Last month, 23 - year - old Godfrey Oboabona penned a four - year deal with Rizespor for a fee of 650,000 euros.
Rizespor are ranked second in the standings, with 9 points from their first 4 matches.
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