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‘What AFCON 2023 has done to my football career’ – Frank Onyeka
By Wale Mustapha
Nigerian midfielder, Frank Onyeka has disclosed what his participation at the just concluded African Cup of Nations, AFCON tournament has added to his football career.
Onyeka was one of the stand out performers for Super Eagles at the tournament as he featured in all seven games where Nigeria finished as runners up.
The 26 year old Brentford midfielder was in action for his club side in Tuesday’s Premier League clash with Manchester City where they lost 1-0 at Etihad Stadium.
Speaking after the match, the combative midfielder stated that the tournament in Ivory Coast has helped improved his performance, especially on fitness level.
“Going back to Africa, helping my team, coming back fit, it’s been really good. I feel really fit,” Onyeka told Brentford’s official website.
“It was hard, but it was also good, especially defending and on counter-attacks. We came here believing we could do it again, so to lose 1-0 is sad, but it was a good performance.
“It’s hard because they move the ball really quick, so we needed to adjust as quick as possible. We did that pretty well in the first half and the second half; defensively we did really well.”
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