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HIFL: Gianluigi Buffon is my role model, says LASU Blazers’ Abiola Saka

Lagos State University’s Abiola Saka says he wants to emulate the career of Italy and Juventus icon Gianluigi Buffon.

Despite his team losing 2-0 to OAU Giants in Wednesday’s game thanks to Opeyemi Adeyemi’s double, the goalkeeper earned rave reviews for his performance.

In the tension-soaked encounter, he made a string of superb saves to keep the scoreline respectable ahead of the return leg in Lagos.

In a chat with Goal after his team’s defeat, Saka claims he is eager to enjoy the same kind of successes as Italy’s World Cup winner and record cap-holder.