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Super Eagles protector Benjamin Tanimu has actually been honoured with the Edo State Global Player of the Year award, identifying his extraordinary efficiencies for both club and nation, Soccernet.ng reports.
It has actually been an amazing year for the previous Bendel Insurance gamer, who started his expert journey in Tanzania with Ihefu FC before making the relocate to England to represent Crawley Town FC.
Tanimu increased to prominence after a series of injuries struck the Super Eagles team following their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations project. This caused his call-up by Finidi George, where he impressed on his launching in Nigeria’s 2-1 success versus Ghana.
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His standout efficiency is thought to have actually added to him getting this prominent award, which the Nigerian protector happily shown fans on his social networks page.
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Finidi George’s Admiration for Tanimu
In spite of starting his profession in Africa while a number of his peers play in
Benjamin Tanimu of Nigeria and Elias Mokwana of South Africa throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup, WM, Weltmeisterschaft, Fussball Qualifier match in between Nigeria and South Africa [Photo credit/Imago]
The previous Ajax winger exposed his enduring interest in Tanimu, keeping in mind that he had actually formerly tried to sign him throughout his time at Bendel Insurance.
“He [Benjamin Tanimu] is a gamer I desired while he was still at Bendel Insurance, however it didn’t exercise. With all the injuries we had, I believed of him as a replacement. He was doing so well for his club in Tanzania, so why not?” Finidi stated.
Crawley Town Boss on Tanimu
The 22-year-old has yet to protect considerable playing time at Crawley Town, he has actually impressed his supervisor, Rob Eliot, who applauded Tanimu’s professionalism and capacity.
“He looks like an actually excellent specialist, an actually excellent professional athlete. From the video games he’s played, we’ve seen his capability, and ideally, he can assist us. We simply require to guarantee we make the right choices when including him,” Eliot mentioned.
Ayomide Oguntimehin
Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports reporter and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a tested performance history in carrying out interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and numerous others. He has actually likewise made a substantial effect in breaking transfer newspaper article. Grounded in video modifying, video journalism, social networks management, and material method, Ayomide brings a wealth of know-how to his work.
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