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MUHAMMED CELEBRATES TEAM-OF-THE-WEEK SPOTLIGHT WITH HNK GORICA

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With a game to spare in the Croatian Priva HHL, erstwhile Golden Eaglets’ captain Musa Muhammed was named along with other teammates in the Team-of-the-Week as HNK Gorica cruised to a 1-0 win over NK Osijek on Match Day 35.

The result ensured HNK Gorica maintained their fifth position on the table but it was a clean sweep in the weekly award as three other players earned nominations on the Team-of-the-Week.

Apart from Igrac Kola and midfielder Marino Marina, striker Joey  Suk who struck the solitary winner against  NK Osijek was named as the player of the round while club  manager Sergej  Jakirovic was honoured with the coach of the week.

“This is one of our best moments in the Croatian league this season,” explained the free-scoring Muhammed who netted his first goal for  HNK Gorica in the penultimate 4-1 win over NK Istra.

“We had a very good game against NK Osijek and I think the choice of four of us and the coach in the Team-of-the week for round 35  is really good.

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“I’m personally very happy and I will continue to give my best.”

Since he turned pro in 2015, the 22-year-old former Flying Eagles ‘ captain has played in Turkey and Bulgaria  and arrived at HNK Gorcia  after loan spells at Basaksehir and Lokomotiv Plovdiv. 

He noted his good form was not unconnected with the good atmosphere at the Croatian side:

“I’m just happy to be here now with HNK Gorica People here really like me and I love to work with this kind of people; I hope we can achieve something great together. Honestly, I’m just happy to be here.”

Meanwhile, HNK Gorica would round off their campaign on Sunday in an away tie to sixth-placed NK Lokomotiva.  

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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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