Izuchukwu OkosiFulham manager Marco Silva has heaped plaudits on the duo of Super Eagles stars, Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi, for their splendid performances on Fulham’s 2-1 away win at Manchester United on Saturday evening.
The Nigerians were on international duty for the three-time African champions at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire where they were runners up.
Silva admitted in his post match press conference how much the Cottafers had missed their prized assets.
“Of course, it’s always an important moment (scoring your first goal). But not just him this afternoon. The two players (Bassey and Iwobi) that were at the Africa Cup (of Nations). And that we miss them,” Silva who worked with Iwobi previously at Everton noted.
“They were decisive in terms of the goal. It just shows how they are important for us in the way I want to play, in our way. It’s really nice to see both scoring goals and helping us to win,” Silva who last summer turned down an offer from a Saudi Arabian Pro League side told the media.
The defeat was United’s first of the season in their home ground while it became Fulham’s first victory over them at the Old Trafford since 1963.
Fulham remained in 12th place in the Premier League standings irrespective of results elsewhere in the top division this weekend.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
