{"id":128688,"date":"2024-08-22T20:23:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/belgium-critics-give-me-more-energy-arokodare"},"modified":"2024-08-22T21:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:36:05","slug":"belgium-critics-give-me-more-energy-arokodare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/belgium-critics-give-me-more-energy-arokodare","title":{"rendered":"Belgium: Critics give me more energy \u2013 Arokodare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>KRC Genk forward, Tolu Arokodare says criticism only inspires him to do more on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Arokodare was criticised by one of Belgium\u2019s top pundits, Wesley Sonck for going sleeveless in pre-game warm-ups to show off his body.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian, however, is unperturbed by talks concerning his appearance on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe criticism gives me extra energy in a way,\u201d he told Het Belang van Limburg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took it so hard because the man who said it was apparently a professional footballer himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has scored four goals in three league appearances for Genk this season.<\/p>\n<p>He has been linked with a move to the Turkish club, Trabzonspor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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