Sports Reporter :
Prolific striker of Dhaka Abahani Limited’s Nabib Newaz Jibon’s superb strike against India’s Minerva Punjab in AFC Cup 2019 match has been nominated by Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) as one of its best five flicks, tricks and backheels goals in their website that published on Thursday last.
The popular sky blue Dhanmondi-based outfit Dhaka Abahani Limited settled for a 2-2 draw with Minerva Punjab of India in the second match of Group E of AFC Cup held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on April 17 in 2019.
On that match, the six-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani Limited conceded an early goal scored by Minerva captain Mahmoud Al Amna’s in the 16th minute, but their domination lasted for a few minutes as Nabib Newaz Jibon equalized the margin with a gentle touch in the 20th minute utilizing a pass from his teammate Haitian forward Kervens Belfort.
‘Kervens Belfort deserves plenty of credit for this goal after his driving run down the left, but Nabib Newaz Jibon applied the finishing touch with a flick that was as cheeky as it was stylish,’ the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) described the goal in their website.
‘When Belfort’s cutback rolls just behind Jibon, the quick-thinking Bangladesh international adjusts his feet and expertly sends the ball into the bottom right corner,’ AFC added.
The other four goals scorers nominated in the list are FC Nasaf’s (Uzbekistan) Latvian midfielder Andrejs Pereplotkins, Erbil SC (Iraq) forward Amjad Radhi, Al-Wehdat SC (Jordan) forward Baha Faisal, Singapore’s Home United midfielder Hafiz Nor.
The spectators will select the beast flick among the five by giving their vote till July 23.