“That gives me confidence” – Forgotten Super Eagles striker reacts to ending lengthy goal drought

The previous Nigeria worldwide put an finish to a two-year barren run on Friday to guide his staff to the primary league win of the season

Nigerian ahead Anthony Ujah has expressed his delight at grabbing his first-ever objective for Eintracht Braunschweig of their 4-2 victory over Nürnberg within the 2.Bundesliga on Friday night.

Earlier than the arrival of Nürnberg on the Eintracht-Stadion, Eintracht Braunschweig had misplaced 5 of their opening six league video games and have been favourites to drop factors in opposition to the guests.

Anthony Ujah had additionally not discovered the again of the online in two years, final scoring for former membership Union Berlin in 2020.

However all that modified in 90 minutes in entrance of 17,173 spectators.

Ujah ended his objective drought as he made it 2-2 for the Lions simply earlier than halftime, and the 31-year-old claimed the help to the house facet’s fourth objective of the night.

Shortly after the encounter, Ujah revealed how relieved he was to get again on the goalscoring path. The previous Cologne ace, nevertheless, emphasised the exhausting work the staff put in to earn the primary win of the season.

“I’m very, very pleased. After all it’s as much as us strikers to attain objectives, however immediately we fought very well,” Ujah advised Eintracht.

“We stored coming again and scoring the objectives. I’m personally very proud of my objective; that provides me plenty of confidence.

“I hope it’s simply certainly one of many objectives. We talked and labored loads as a staff in the course of the week. We knew we needed to rating now. We’re making an attempt to maintain the mentality excessive.”

Ugbokolo-born Ujah gained the two.Bundesliga with FC Cologne in the course of the 2013/2014 marketing campaign.