2001-born Nigerian winger repaying the faith shown in him after scoring again for Reading

Published: August 18, 2021

Reading have just one win from their first four games of the new season after losing 3-2 to Bristol City at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Tuesday night.

On a personal level, Femi, elder brother of Arsenal wonderkid Miguel Azeez, repaid the faith shown in him by manager Veljko Paunovic with an impressive display against Bristol City.

Femi Azeez was rewarded for his fine performances for Reading U23s last season that saw him muster ten goals in seventeen Premier League 2 games with a call-up to the first team in pre-season.

Paunovic decided to retain him in the first team squad after he caught the eye in preparatory games and it is paying dividends.

The 2001-born winger netted his first senior goal for the Royals in their 2-1 home win against Preston North End last weekend and made it two goals in two games when he hammered the ball into the net from six yards out in the 19th minute against Bristol City.

Watford loanee Tom Dele-Bashiru got his first minutes as a Reading player last night, hopping off the bench at half-time to replace replacing Ethan Bristow and the Nigeria U23 international looked lively after his introduction.

Andreas Weimann (2) and Chris Martin got on the scoresheet for Bristol City, while Liam Moore netted Reading's second goal nine minutes from time.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : readingfc.co.uk

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