Izuchukwu OkosiEngland international Bukayo Saka has been applauded for a spectacular performance in the 7-0 mauling of North Macedonia Monday in a Euro 2024 Championship qualifier at the Wembley stadium.
The plaudits come from former Liverpool and England international Steven Gerrard who watched the Anglo-Nigerian score a hat-trick in the heavy defeat inflicted on North Macedonia.
Saka was in Nigeria last month to visit his grandparents and for some humanitarian reasons which led to a visit also of the Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Gerrard who a glorious career at Liverpool but never won a major title with the Three Lions of England spoke to the Daily Mail on his thoughts on the performance of the Arsenal forward.
“The scary thing is that he is only going to get better,” Gerrard noted.
“He has already shown world class potential and i think he is going to get to another level,” Gerrard who last coached in the Premier League as Aston Villa manager added.
Gerrard has received the attention of clubs in the Saudi Arabian league and could delve into a coaching career in the Middle East.
Saka has gone on a summer vacation and is, expected to resume for pre season training in the third week of July.
Gerrard interestingly in March 2022 warned Saka he needs to toughen up after the Arsenal winger asked for more protection during the Gunners’ victory over Aston Villa.
Saka told BT Sport after scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory at Villa Park that he had talked to referee Andrew Madley about the treatment he was getting from the Villa players.
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.
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