The result saw them move to within ten points of league leaders Benfica and also two points clear of third place Braga after 26 rounds of games. Yesterday’s win was achieved without regular left back Zaidu Sanusi, the senior international of Nigeria wasn’t listed following his return from the international break with Nigeria.
However, two caps senior international of Nigeria Marcus Abraham got his dream to play for the first team off to a good start as he played the final two minutes of the win. He was promoted from the B team where he is one of the stars of the team.
23 year old Abraham, who was capped twice by Nigeria under erstwhile coach Gernot Rohr in the back to back friendly games against Cameroon in 2021 expressed his delight at finally making his bow for the first team after the game.
“Happy to be in this team. Great opportunity and I am happy for my debut and that we won,” he said before revealing what coach of the team Sérgio Conceição told him before the game. “He said I should try to make my game and try to score,” he told Porto Canal. “It’s a good atmosphere. First time I played and happy to have played here”, he rounded up saying.
Osas Mahawi
