Three Nigerian teenagers namely Folarin Balogun, Mazeed Ogungbo, and Miguel Azeez have been nominated for Arsenal’s Goal of the Month for January.This was announced on the Gunners official website.
19 years old, Folarin Balogun, was nominated in acknowledgement of his achievements against Brighton & Hove U23s on January 22, while 18-year-olds Ogungbo and Azeez have been implicated for their performance against Tottenham Hotspur U18s and Brighton U23s.
Folarin Balogun scored an astonishing goal in a Premier League 2 clash against the Seagulls but his first strike in the tenth minute was the most eye-catching, dribbling through the Brighton defence before slotting into the bottom corner.
Same goes for the central midfielder, Miguel Azeez, who opened the scores with an incredible shot into the corner of the net, marking his first competitive goal for the U23s.
Mazeed Ogungbo scored the pick of the goals in Arsenal’s 4-1 rout of Tottenham Hostpur in the U18 Premier League on January 23, the defender drilled home a brilliant finish to wrap up the scoring in the 90th minute.
Completing the ten-goal shortlist are strikes from Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Vivianne Miedema, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Omari Hutchinson and Kido Taylor-Hart.
Saka’s sensational strike against Chelsea was voted Arsenal’s Goal of the Month for December 2020.