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OBAFEMI MARTINS’ GOAL LIFTS SHANGHAI IN CHINA F.A CUP FINAL

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BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA.

 

Nigeria Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martin’s was the hero of the first leg of the China FA Cup final as his lone goal has put his club, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua a vantage position to lift the trophy.

The former Super Eagles striker scored the goal in the 38th minute in an encounter with fellow Shanghai rivals, Shanghai SIPG.

The 33 years old striker who bagged the MVP award will be eyeing his first trophy for his Chinese side after his team last lifted the trophy in 1998.

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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