Taiwo Awoniyi Not Chasing Personal Glory At AYC

Taiwo Awoniyi has played down talk he&rsquo;s chasing the Top Scorer Award at the ongoing African Youth Championship, saying personal accolades should not come at the expense of the team. <br /><br />The Kalmar trainee notched a brace in the Flying Eagles first game in Senegal, as well as the MOTM Award.<br /><br />&ldquo;Top scorer of the tournament? No, we are a team and we are here to win for Nigeria.<br /><br />&ldquo;We give glory to God and we will keep working hard to achieve our targets, &rdquo; the Imperial Academy graduate was quoted as saying by thenff.com.<br /><br />The striker scored four goals at the 2013 Fifa Under 17 World Cup, stepping into the shoes of leading marksman Isaac Success, who got injured against Sweden.<br /><br />Photo Credit : fifa.com<br />&nbsp;<br />
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