SACRAMENTO, California (July 26, 2021) – Powered by the Indomitable Club’s fans, Nabi Kibunguchy’s last-second equalizer Saturday at Orange County SC wins the Week 14 Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week. Saturday’s strike was the first professional goal for Kibunguchy, a homegrown product developed in Republic FC’s academy and at UC Davis.
SACRAMENTO, California (July 26, 2021) – Powered by the Indomitable Club’s fans, Nabi Kibunguchy’s last-second equalizer Saturday at Orange County SC wins the Week 14 Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week. Saturday’s strike was the first professional goal for Kibunguchy, a homegrown product developed in Republic FC’s academy and at UC Davis.
Nabi entered the match in the 90th minute with an offensive mindset. “Basically, I just wanted to go in and compete. I knew if I got my chance, I’d be ready to take the opportunity…ready to impact the game in whatever position I was put in,” said Kibunguchy following Saturday’s match. “I was blessed to score the goal and take advantage of the opportunity.”
As a member of Republic FC’s inaugural academy class, he has a unique bond to the Indomitable Club. “It’s an awesome feeling scoring for my hometown team and being able to contribute and get the point,” said Nabi. “I'm really happy for myself and I’ve really been working hard towards a moment like this for my first personal goal. So only up from here.”
Kibunguchy’s goal continued the club’s trend of substitutes finding the back of the net late in the match, as well as the homegrown players’ impact on the team. Over the last 29 games, academy players have logged over 1,500 minutes, adding three goals and one assist. Fellow substitute Mitch Taintor gave SRFC a hard-fought road point with a stoppage time equalizer at San Diego Loyal SC back on July 3, and Jaime Villareal secured the second win of the season for the boys in Old Glory Red on May 12 four minutes after subbing on.
Republic FC return home to Heart Health Park to host New York Red Bulls II on Saturday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m. The match will be broadcast locally on KQCA My58 and Estrella TV Sacramento, as well as streamed on ESPN+. Tickets are available at www.sacrepublicfc.com/single-match-tickets
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Nabi entered the match in the 90th minute with an offensive mindset. “Basically, I just wanted to go in and compete. I knew if I got my chance, I’d be ready to take the opportunity…ready to impact the game in whatever position I was put in,” said Kibunguchy following Saturday’s match. “I was blessed to score the goal and take advantage of the opportunity.”
As a member of Republic FC’s inaugural academy class, he has a unique bond to the Indomitable Club. “It’s an awesome feeling scoring for my hometown team and being able to contribute and get the point,” said Nabi. “I’m really happy for myself and I’ve really been working hard towards a moment like this for my first personal goal. So only up from here.”
Kibunguchy’s goal continued the club’s trend of substitutes finding the back of the net late in the match, as well as the homegrown players’ impact on the team. Over the last 29 games, academy players have logged over 1,500 minutes, adding three goals and one assist. Fellow substitute Mitch Taintor gave SRFC a hard-fought road point with a stoppage time equalizer at San Diego Loyal SC back on July 3, and Jaime Villareal secured the second win of the season for the boys in Old Glory Red on May 12 four minutes after subbing on.
Republic FC return home to Heart Health Park to host New York Red Bulls II on Saturday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m. The match will be broadcast locally on KQCA My58 and Estrella TV Sacramento, as well as streamed on ESPN+. Tickets are available at www.sacrepublicfc.com/single-match-tickets
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