Yonda and Palumbo are “Rivals with the common goal”

April 8, 2016

A hold at Chelsea. The other is a big Manchester United fan. Skövde AIK’s acquisitions Oluwayanda “Yonda” Abogunrin and Andrew Palumbo is so far bitter rivals. But when it comes to their objective is the concerning agreement.
– We’ll take Skövde AIK to Division 1. Otherwise, it is a failure.

Skövde AIK went Season 2014 from football Division 1 with a bang after only four trepoängare in 26 innings. Last year’s season was thus a restart in Division 2 with a partially relatively young team.

SAIK was never close to go out, but never seriously involved in any toppstrid. Finally, the team finished in a solid sixth place in Division 2 Norra Götaland.

For the season hoping the red-white club in a more prominent position. Two of the club’s new acquisitions that will contribute to that will be the buddies Andrew Palumbo and Yonda Abogunrin.

Andrew playing time as a winger or striker. And nose for goal seems the British have. In his first three appearances for his new club, he produced three goals. And every goal was celebrated with a goal celebration styles.

– It’s a must. It’s not easy to score goals at this level, says Andrew grew up in England.

As a 11-year-old, he wrote his first contract with a football club, Wycombe Wanderers. Two years later, Andrew moved to the United States. After several seasons of college football, he got a contract with FC Bridges. And last summer, Andrew ended up in Sweden and Vara SK.

Now is the time for the next chapter in his career that is written in Skövde AIK.There, Andrew joined by Yonda Abogunrin who made a similar trip.

After growing up in Nigeria Yondas family moved to the United States in 2003. After the games in high school and college got the defender a contract with Bridges FC 2014. Yonda’s first acquaintance with Sweden became the Division 4 team Rorvik where he arrived late summer of the same year.

After a season in the forests of Småland became known as being the next club address, while Andrew. The duo showed up feet in Vara and there were several clubs higher up the league system that plucked them. The choice was finally at Skovde AIK.

– Skövde former goalkeeper Yves Dietrich who also has a background in Bridges spoke plenty of Skovde. And it feels like we have good conditions to go to Division 1 of Skovde AIK.

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