Super Eagles Striker Gives Big and Stunning Reason he Wants to Play in The Premier League

• Taiwo Awoniyi has made it clear that he is still interested in playing in the Premier League in future
• The Super Eagles striker was among the Nigerian players who featured at the 2021 African Cup of Nations
• Awoniyi was signed in 2015 by Liverpool, but the Nigerian star did not play any game for the English club

Taiwo Awoniyi who is a Super Eagles striker has stated emphatically that he is nurturing the dream of playing in the Premier League despite featuring for Liverpool in six years.

The former Liverpool player started his football career on the streets of Ilorin in Kwara state before moving to the Imperial Soccer Academy from where he was picked to play for Nigeria at the Under 17 World Cup in 2013.

And at the tournament, luck shined on Taiwo Awoniyi and his teammates as they won the Under 17 World Cup in Dubai.

This helped him to secure a move to Premier League side Liverpool, but the Anfield giants did not give him playing chance as they loaned him out immediately.

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Where is Taiwo Awoniyi playing presently?

Taiwo Awoniyi is currently playing for German side Union Berlin after making permanent move to the side from Premier League giants Liverpool.

According to the report on GOAL and Kicker, Taiwo Awoniyi explained that his brother and sister are living in England and he wants to one day play in the Premier League.

Taiwo Awoniyi's reaction

"The Premier League is my dream. Everyone knows that, even here at the club.

"If I lived in England, it would be easier for my wife and child, if only because of the language. In addition, my sister and a brother live on the island."

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles of Nigeria moved up in the latest FIFA ranking for all football nations in the world as the three-time African champions are now rated 3rd best in Africa and 32nd globally.

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This is an awesome development for the Super Eagles of Nigeria despite crashing out in the round of 16 at the just concluded 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

At the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Nigeria started their campaign on an impressive note beating Egypt in the first game and also recorded wins over Sudan and Equatorial Guinea.

And when Nigerians were expecting their players to soar in the round of 16, they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Tunisia and crashed out.