Super Eagles midfielder, Hope Akpan, is delighted to be back in action after almost three months of inactivity following a dislocated shoulder.
Akpan played all 120 minutes for Readings U-21 in a 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town to secure their passage to the Barclays U-21 Premier League Cup semi-finals.
And the 23-year-old is happy to be back doing what he knows best.
“I’m very happy to be back and playing in a competitive game. It felt very good,” he said.
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“I’ve got a long way to go to get back to where I was before I got injured but I’m ready to work hard to build towards that peak. The extra minutes are all in the bank now and the shoulder feels fine and strong. It’s a bit stiff having just played but it feels alright.”
The competition’s rules allow three overage outfield players and one goalkeeper so Akpan was joined by Mikkel Andersen, Jure Travner and Jem Karacan for the clash.
“We didn’t want to come into the u21s side and let them down after they had put in all this effort to get this far. We’re defending champions, so we had to be on our game and luckily we did enough to reach the next round. I’m just going to keep working hard and strive to get towards the level that I set earlier in the season. I want to impress the gaffer and I can do that by working hard in training.”
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Reading travel to the Molineux to face Wolves on Saturday.
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