Obinna Nsofor hails Mourinho for impacting career

Former Nigerian striker, Victor Obinna Nsofor has said that his time with current Tottenham manager, Jose Mourinho was the best he ever experienced in his career, BSNSports.com.ng reports. According to him, Mourinho helped him experience the 'best year' of his playing career. The striker, who had an impressive career playing for Chievo, Inter Milan, Malaga, West Ham, and Lokomotiv Moscow, among others, was a part of Mourinho's Inter Milan side that dominated the Italian Serie A, winning the title in the 2008-2009 season. Mourinho favored Nsofor, then only 21, and integrated the youngster into the first-team picture at Inter Milan after the Nigerian forward impressed at the 2008 Olympic Games, Soccernet.ng said. Nsofor helped the Samson Siasia-tutored Nigeria’s Dream Team to a silver medal finish, scoring three goals and emerging as the tournament’s second top scorer. The former Super Eagles star went on to enjoy a beautiful single season with Inter Milan. “He (Mourinho) was very attentive to young people. Me, Santon, Balotelli. He told us to play our football,” Obinna told Gianluca Di Marzio. “We had great masters on the pitch, like Ibrahimovic. He always wanted to win. If he lost a match in training, he would get angry with his teammates. His favorite target was Viera. “It was the best year of my life. We won the Scudetto, and I scored a great goal against Roma”. Nsofor ended his career at South African side Cape Town City two years ago and has since taken up a new role as a football scout and agent.