Emerging Nation Championship: Its An Honour To Represent Nigeria- Yusuf

Emerging Nation Championship: Its An Honour To Represent Nigeria- Yusuf

Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria right back Faruk Yusuf has admitted that representing the country is an honour, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Yusuf who is on loan from Kielce to the Spanish side Granollers is one of the outstanding players in the ongoing Emerging Nation Championship in Varna, Bulgaria.

"It is an honour to represent Nigeria, my father's country, in this competition. It is also a duty, which I intend to fulfil with all that I can, with all my power and my strength.

"I want to be a model; I want to show everybody that dreams can become true, and handball has been my way since I was a little kid. As I said, there is the responsibility, but I know we can become better", he said.

At Bulgaria 2023, the right-back has impressed with his scoring skills, ranking second in the top goal scorer standings with 19 goals in two matches, second after the group phase, only behind Andorra's Unai Ruiz.

 Yusuf has also assisted four goals, having a direct hand in 23 of Nigeria's 54 goals in the competition.