Ifeanyi Mathew Interview : Career Journey, Super Eagles Hope, moving to Switzerland & More
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On the latest episode of The Home of Nigerian Football Podcast, AyoT speaks with FC Zurich midfielder, Ifeanyi Mathew about his journey from Kano, playing during the Boko Haram invasion in Borno, moving to Europe, his hope for a Super Eagles call up and much more.
00:00 Intro
1:18 Preseason Training
2:15 Growing up in Nigeria
4:10 Getting the Nigeria U17 Call Up
5:20 Playing in the U20 World Cup
6:05 First Professional Club
8:00 Getting a move to Norway
8:55 Signing my first contract in Europe
9:49 Winning 2 trophies in 3 years
11:00 Loan move to Osmanlispor
13:05 Biggest differences from playing in Nigeria
14:55 Football in Norway vs Turkey
16:00 Language barrier in Turkey
18:45 Playing with Igoh Ogbu
21:00 Describing my game
22:52 Moving to FC Zurich
25:20 Life in Switzerland
26:12 My favourite country for football so far
27:32 Goals for the new season
28:55 Toughest match I ever played
30:54 Scoring against Basel
31:50 Best game of my career
32:20 Scoring goals in preseason
34:02 Biggest lesson in my career
34:48 Happiest moment in my career
36:03 Super Eagles
37:10 Quickfire Questions
48:30 Message to Fans
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