The Nigeria worldwide claimed a silver medal with the Tremendous Eagles on the continental championship and is again for membership duties
Fenerbahce has welcomed again Brilliant Osayi-Samuel following the defender’s journey on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng experiences.
Osayi-Samuel featured in 5 – towards Equatorial Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, and South Africa – of Nigeria’s seven video games on the AFCON.
The versatile full-back didn’t seem within the closing, although, because the Tremendous Eagles had been crushed 2-1 by hosts Cote d’Ivoire to complete as runners-up.
Regardless of the disappointing end result within the closing, Osayi-Samuel, alongside his Tremendous Eagles teammates, was conferred with one of many highest honours within the nation – Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).
Osayi-Samuel was additionally a recipient of a flat piece of land within the Federal Capital Territory as awarded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
And after being away for greater than a month, Osayi-Samuel has returned to Istanbul to rejoin Fenerbahce, as per the Star.
Earlier than leaving for the AFCON, Osayi-Samuel made 13 appearances within the Tremendous Lig – he has two targets and one help – and 6 within the Convention League for Fenerbahce.
Nonetheless, in his absence, Austrian-born Turkey worldwide Mert Müldür has impressed at right-back for Fener.
Osayi-Samuel should battle his method again to the first-team image, with head coach İsmail Kartal having a troublesome option to make.
Fenerbahce are at the moment second on the Turkish Tremendous Lig desk with 64 factors from 25 video games, two factors fewer than everlasting rivals Galatasaray.