“Unforgettable moments” – Ex-Super Eagles hero relives title triumphs with Lazio and Nigeria

The Nigerian midfielder was a key member of the Tremendous Eagles squad that conquered the continent almost ten years in the past

Former Nigeria worldwide Ogenyi Eddy Onazi has confessed that profitable the Coppa Italia with Lazio and the Africa Cup of Nations with the Tremendous Eagles are essentially the most lovely moments of his enjoying profession.

Onazi will bear in mind 2013 for the remainder of his life.

The My Folks academy product made his breakthrough at Lazio through the 2012-2013 season after serving to the Golden Eaglets end as runners-up on the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

And on the finish of his first full season with the Lazio first staff, Onazi grew to become an Italian champion as I Biancocelesti beat fierce metropolis rivals Roma within the ultimate to raise the TIM Cup.

Barely three months earlier, Onazi had been topped an African champion.

The tireless tackler was an ever-present within the Tremendous Eagles staff that defeated Burkina Faso within the 2013 Afcon ultimate to raise Nigeria’s third continental trophy.

Onazi would later win the Turkish Cup in 2020 with Trabzonspor, however the former Denizlispor ace holds near his coronary heart the medals he received with Lazio and Nigeria.

What has been mentioned

Ogenyi Onazi is again in Italy enjoying for Serie D aspect Casertana.

And in an interview he granted Lazio, as per Since1900, The 29-year-old relieved his finest instances with the membership and his fatherland.

Onazi mentioned: “I’m again residence right here on the Formello Sports activities Middle. I needed to return to Italy to play as a result of I really feel good right here. I hope to win the championship with Casertana.

“I can’t overlook 26 Could 2013, an necessary triumph for us and the followers. Simply after the ultimate, I needed to be part of my nationwide staff, so I used to be pressured to depart via a secondary door of the restaurant the place we had been celebrating.

“Supporters at all times write to me about that match and the objective in opposition to Napoli on the San Paolo. They’re unforgettable moments in my coronary heart.

“I dreamed of profitable the African Cup, and I succeeded. I additionally hoped to win the Scudetto; we got here shut. I nonetheless managed to take part within the World Cup with my nationwide staff.

“At Lazio, I scored a number of lovely targets, just like the one in opposition to Inter on the San Siro.

“The Lazio followers are one of the best I’ve met in my profession; they nonetheless present me their affection at present.”

Onazi represented Nigeria on the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and France, respectively.