I was always this shy player with doubts in my own ability - Joe Aribo
Super Eagles midfielder, Joe Aribo has admitted he used to be a shy player and never thought he'd made it as a professional football, Nigeriasoccernet can report.
Joe Aribo who scored Rangers only goal in the final of the 2022 UEFA Europa League final loss to Eintracht Frankfurt said this during an interview with BBC Sport Africa.
“Funnily enough I was always this shy player with doubts in my own ability.”
The 25-year-old revealed that having the ‘right people’ around him has helped him gain self-belief. He continued:
“But now I have self-belief, because I have the right people around me to give me that confidence to say ‘yes, you’re the man that’s going to take on the game and change the game’.
“Some people like to take centre stage in everything they do in life, but I prefer to stay in the background and let others talk about my performance on the pitch.
“I must say I am no longer the player I was after going through that phase [of self-doubt]. I am grateful to the manager for the trust, and my team-mates for believing in me and supporting me.”
Aribo played a total of 70 games in the 2021/22 season which was the most of any player on the planet. He made 57 of those appearances for Rangers and another 13 for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
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