Nigeria International and FC Crotone striker Simeon ‘Simy’ Nwankwo said he hoped Nigeria could turn around after the national protest against police brutality among other social ills.
The 28-year-old striker scored his team’s goal in the 1–1 draw against Juventus at Stadio Ezio Scida in Crotone on Saturday and celebrated wearing a solidarity shirt opposed to SARS’s #End campaign.
“This is a difficult time for Nigeria and I hope my country and my fellow citizens can get out of this scenario as soon as possible,” Simy said. “From there, we do what we can, it’s not much, but do it. “
He continued: “For our fallen heroes, for all our wounded families, for all our parents, brothers and sisters with damaged hearts, I cannot find the right words to convince them enough of their wonderful pain, but I can promise you one thing today: our tears and those of our Fallen will not be in vain. Change is about to happen,” he said.
Meanwhile, coach Giovanni Stroppa felt “regrets” after Crotone’s 1–1 draw with Juventus at 10, even when he described Simy as a Squali player.
The Squali picked up their first point of the season and may have been more, as Simy’s penalty was overstealed by a tap through Alvaro Morata.
“Serie A is another game compared to Serie B. We conceded some goals with naive mistakes, but we’re still on the right track,” the coach told DAZN.
“We want to achieve the other goal opportunities we managed to create, at the same time, Simy and Messias’ paintings were really important.
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