Elijah Adebeto

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has revealed his musical choice between Davido and Burna Boy.

The goalkeeper, who plies his trade in the Italian league, made it known in a recent interview that he preferred Davido to his colleague, Burna Boy.

Without hesitation, he expressed his preference when asked the question.

Okoye acknowledged the talents of both artistes but stressed that he enjoyed listening to Davido more: “Let me say it like this. I listen more to Davido than Burna Boy. But there are songs from Burna Boy that I love. But there is more of Davido’s song on my play list than Burna Boy.”

Check out reactions  (STET): @Loadedbrodah wrote: “Wizkid or Davido
Not Burnaboy abeg
Burna is on a whole different level”

@d_realolumide said: “This Oma guy dey one kind, why’re you trying to force someone to like what you like, baba said Davido wetin you want again , na by force 😂😂
E no believe am, say person fit get better music taste pass am”

@ProGhost_ said: “I don’t know why he is trying so hard to convince him to pick burna boy”

@Samwellwyd commented: “Who did this interview?
He’s defo an amateur”

@T_ee_mex opined: “Someone says he likes Davido but you’re trying your best to convince him about Burna….”

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye believes the team can floor any team at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

According to him, the team are in high spirits to face Sudan on Saturday in the second match of Group D of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kelechi Iheanacho, scored the winner against the Pharaohs of Egypt in the Super Eagles first match of the tournament.

Okoye, who spoke in the Nigeria Football Federation Television (NFF TV) interview said that lessons learnt from their first match would help the team spirit against Sudan.

“The bar has been raised by the Super Eagles, we are hoping that it would be maintained to the end of the tournament,” he said.

Okoye said that with a good team spirit the Eagles are ready to face any team in the tournament.

“First of all, I’m looking forward to a good points and also having a clean sheet is also a good sign of good defending and competitive spirit.

“I saw a good team in Super Eagles from behind, I was the goalkeeper against Egypt and I think we performed well collectively.

“We need to stick together on this level and, with this, I am sure we can beat any team.

“We need to stick together to raise the bar we have set for ourselves, we have to keep our mindset and focus on our matches, because we have six more matches to go.

“We need to stay focused and work hard ahead of out next match,” he said.

NAN reports that the Super Eagles will face the Sudanese on Saturday, Jan. 15, at the Roumdé Adija Stadium, Cameroon.

German-born Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has spoken glowingly about a former keeper for the national team, Vincent Enyeama.

He is also saluting Eagles defender Leon Balogun.

According to him, Enyeama is someone he sees as an hero while Baolgun is a source of inspiration.

Okay reveals this while speaking on why he chose to play for Eagles instead of the German national team.

In a chat with ‘Eagles Tracker’, he said, “I admire Vincent Enyeama, he’s a legend. What he has done for this country, he’s an idol. I am looking up to him and I want to do things for Nigeria he has done, that’s why I’m looking up to him.”

“Leon Balogun because he is also half-German and he’s like a big brother, he told me everything and he introduced me to everyone very well.

“Now we are a big family, every player is like a brother to me. I am learning everyday from every player when I’m with the Eagles. It’s a blessing to be part of this team.”

Concerning the reason for playing for Nigeria, he added, “Simply the love for Nigeria and the way I grew up, it was an easy decision.

“It’s always being a dream to play for Nigeria, the chance came and I took it directly. There was no second I wanted to waste.”

According to his Wikipedia profile, Maduka was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, to a Nigerian Father and a German Mother. He started his career in 2012 with Bayer Leverkusen, turning up for their Youth team.

In the summer of 2017, he left the youth team of Bayer Leverkusen, where he has played since 2012 to join the youth team of Fortuna Düsseldorf.

On 14 October 2017, he made his professional debut in the Regionalliga West for Fortuna Düsseldorf II in a game against Wuppertaler SV, replacing the injured Max Schijns on the 43rd minute of the game.

He finished the 2017/2018 season with just 5 appearances, conceding just 1 goal and keeping 4 clean sheets, while his club finished the season in the 15th position with 36 points after 34 games, narrowly escaping relegation to Oberliga.

In the 2018/2019 season, he became the club regular goalkeeper. On 13 April 2019, he played his last match of the season, against SV Rödinghausen, after being replaced in goal for the next matches by goalkeeper Jannick Theissen.

On 24 August 2019, he played his first match of the 2019/2020 season in a 2–1 home win against Schalke 04 II.