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Genk star Tolu Arokodare explains weird goal celebration against Anderlecht
By: Monsurah Olatunji
Nigeria forward Tolu Arokodare has explained the reason behind his goal celebration in KRC Genk 1-1 against Anderlecht match in the Belgian topflight on Sunday.
The 22-year-old came off the bench in the 81st minute to secure a valuable point for his team with a late-minute header in the 96th minute.
The Nigerian went on to celebrate his first goal by waving at the fans which was perceived by some as provocative toward the away supporters.
The Nigerian international revealed that he had received negative comments from the visiting fans before the game and during his warm-up.
However, Arokodare insisted that his celebration was simply his way of acknowledging his presence, not intended to provoke the fans.
“That wasn’t to provoke them; you should know that I got a lot of offensive messages from Anderlecht supporters before the match,” he was quoted by Voetbalnieuws.
During the warming, they also tackled me again. So after my goal, I just waved at them to say, ‘Hello, I’m still here.’”
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