Former Chelsea assistant manager, Edward John Ikem Newton, on Wednesday, guided Trabzonspor to beat Alanyaspor 2-0 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium and lift the Turkish Cup, ending a ten-year trophy drought.
Nigerian striker Anthony Nwakaeme – one of Trabzonspor’s outstanding players this term – was an unused substitute but a goal in each half from Abdulkadir Omur and Alexander Sorloth in the 25th and 90th minutes respectively helped the Black Sea Storm to their first trophy since 2010.
A happy ending to the season it is for Trabzonspor, who were challenging for the league title for much of the campaign but, after a run of terrible results after the coronavirus-enforced break, only finished runners-up to eventual champions Istanbul Basaksehir.
It’s another winners medal in the cabinet of Ikem Newton, who won both the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea as assistant manager.
The former England youth international of Nigerian parentage, joined Trabzonspor in February this year in an assistant manager capacity but took over as the caretaker manager after the dismissal of Hüseyin Çimşir.
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