Ola Aina moved from Turin to Nottingham Forest for a year and was a regular in Steve Cooper’s team.
Super Eagles full-back Ola Aina has reacted to being named Nottingham Forest’s Player of the Month for September, reports Soccernet.ng.
The 26-year-old played in all three of Nottingham’s Premier League games last month, including the away win against Chelsea.
The versatile full-back played 73 minutes at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium and featured in Nigeria’s 6-0 win over Sao Tome and Principe.
This is a success for the Super Eagles after Taiwo Awoniyi won the Player of the Month award for August. Aina joined the Reds from Turin on his one-year contract, and Steve he was a regular in Cooper’s team.
He played at right-back or left-back as needed, and his consistency at full-back was rewarded with José Peiro being named to the team list. The player is scheduled to play for Nigeria in a friendly against Saudi Arabia during the October international break.
After receiving the award, the full-back took to his Instagram Story to thank his fans for their support. The message was: “We did something. Thank you for your support.”
Meanwhile, Callum Hudson-Odoi’s superb curler, assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi, won Nottingham Forest Goal of the Month for September.
The Nigerian has enjoyed back-to-back successes with Nottingham Forest and home fans will be hoping the Super Eagles duo can continue the same form for the club during the international break.
