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Lapa Kudjo: Breaking numbers is not a priority..My goal is collective titles
Lapa with Ahmed Abdullah, the historical scorer of Al Ain Club.
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Lapa Kodjo.
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Al Ain striker, Togolese international Laba Kodjo, who is ranked sixth in the "leader" scorer in the league competition throughout history with 50 goals, confirmed that breaking records is not among his priorities, and that his goal is to help the team achieve successive victories in order to Crowning the collective titles at the end of the season, to get his first title since joining the team in 2019.
He told "Emirates Today" that he does not think at all about working to break historical records, adding: "For me as a football player in the center of the attack, I try hard to score a lot of goals, and help the team achieve victories constantly, and breaking numbers is not among my priorities." These things come later.
The striker, who is currently the top scorer in the ADNOC Pro League with 18 goals, stressed that all his focus in all the matches he plays is on how to score goals, or create opportunities for his teammates if they are in a better position than him to score.
He said, "The important thing is always to win, in every match I participate in, my goal is to score, to help the team or create chances for my teammates."
The Togolese international is moving towards being the legitimate successor to the Ghanaian legend Asamoah Gyan in Al Ain Club, at a time when a strong friendship between the duo is established, revealed by Lapa Kodjo by constantly publishing conversations between him and Gyan, through his account on the social networking application "Instagram".
Lapa Kodjo said that Asamoah Gyan represents one of the football legends in Al Ain Club, and revealed that he had consulted him before moving to the ranks of Al Ain from Nahdet Berkane in mid-2019, and he said: “Before accepting the offer of Al Ain Club, I consulted Gyan, he gave me a lot of The advice I use.
Al Ain club top scorer explained that his relationship with Asamoah Gyan did not end after moving to Al Ain, but rather it continues, and said: “He is like my older brother, we talk constantly, and I was happy because he was present in the match we played against Al Jazira in the League Cup semi-finals. Professionals at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
The Togolese Laba Kodjo joined the Al Ain team in the summer of 2019, coming from Nahdet Berkane in a free transfer deal, and since that time he has been living his best days with the Al Ain team, and the international player confirms that the calm that characterizes the city of Al Ain makes him feel complete psychological comfort.
"Living in a city like Al Ain is wonderful, it's a quiet city, everyone is kind, my family is happy with everything here, and of course me too," he said.
Although two and a half seasons have passed since his arrival at Dar Al-Zein, the goals he scored did not help the team achieve any title. The tournament was canceled due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19).
The international has a new opportunity this season, if he qualified with his team for the League Cup final at the expense of Al-Jazira, to face Al-Ahly youth in the first final that the Togolese striker will play, while he leads with his team the ADNOC Professional League competition with 46 points, and a comfortable difference of seven points with the closest His followers Unity team.
Regarding the expected final, which Lapa Kudjo dreams of crowning with “Al-Zaeem”, he said: “For me, it is a good thing that we qualified for the final of this competition. We all wanted to reach the final. These are definitely good moments. Qualifying gives everyone more confidence to continue in Achieving positive results.
He stressed that achieving the League Cup would mean a lot to him, and said: "I want us to get this title. It is an important tournament for the club, for the players and for the fans as well. I would like to add it to my record."
• 18 goals scored by Lapa Kodjo in the current season of the ADNOC Pro League.
Togolese star
• I consulted with my “elder brother” Asamoah Gyan before accepting the offer of Al Ain Club.
• It is wonderful to live in a city like Al Ain. It is a quiet city and everyone is kind.
Al Ain's top scorer throughout history
1- Ahmed Abdullah 117 goals.
2- Asamoah Gyan 95 goals.
3- Majed Al Owais, 86 goals.
4- Mohieldin Habita, 57 goals.
5- Salem Gohar 53 goals.
6- Laba Kodjo 50 goals.
7- Seif Sultan, 45 goals.
8- Omar Abdul Rahman 39 goals.
9- Sebit Khater 38 goals.
10- Matar Al-Sahbani, 37 goals.
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