Adam Idah: Hampden winner is the most important goal I've ever scored

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·25 de maio de 2024

Adam Idah: Hampden winner is the most important goal I've ever scored

Adam Idah’s late goal against Rangers at Hampden Park today won the Scottish Cup for Celtic and the Irish forward has said that it is the most significant goal he has ever scored.

Speaking to Celtic TV after the match, Idah reflected on his goal and shared his delight at being able to win more silverware with Celtic.

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“I’ve scored against Rangers before, but I think this one tops that,” he said. “I’m over the moon.

“It’s something that we wanted to achieve, and I’m so happy that we’ve done it.

'It’s the most important goal that I’ve scored in my career and to do it in the last minute against your rivals, what more could you want.'

“My job is to score goals and when you get a chance like that, you have to put it away."

The Irishman's 89th minute winner sent the green and white half of Hampden into hysteria, and in living rooms and bars across the world, the scenes would have been the same.

Reflecting on that support and what it means to him, Idah said: “Ever since I’ve come to Celtic, the reception I’ve had is fantastic.

'People say you don’t realise how big this club is until you come here and now I’ve had the chance to witness that.'

“I had a lot of people here for me in the stadium and I know everyone back home would have been watching so it’s a fantastic feeling."

His strike in today’s final takes Idah’s tally to nine goals since for the Celts joining in January, and the forward has praised Brendan Rodgers for the role that the manager played in bringing him to the club and giving him the self-belief to perform in the Hoops.

“I was always confident in my own ability,” he said. “People might say that I didn’t have the best stats at Norwich.

“But speaking to the gaffer before signing, he gave me the confidence to go and prove myself to people. I hope I’ve done that and repaid the gaffer.”