Wolves striker Arokodare explains celebration, labels Premier League WWE

Nigeria forward Tolu Arokodare has discussed the physicality of the Premier League and further revealed his celebration style.

Arokodare scored his first goal for Wolves in a 2-0 Carabao Cup victory against Everton, and he went ahead to put on his celebration, where he mimes sipping a cup of tea.

“What a way to score my first goal. I was going to shoot it from the far corner but then I saw he was trying to get close to me, so I changed my mind at the last minute,” he told Sky Sports.

“Whenever I score, it is TEA time. It is my time. I started it when I was playing in Amiens, in France. It motivates me. I just have to keep scoring, keep putting the celebration out there.” Others are mimicking him on social media. “People do it in Nigeria now,” he told Sky Sports.

‘It was a big deal for my dad’

On scoring his first goal for Nigeria during the 2025 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he said: “It was a big deal for my dad. The big steps with the national team, he has been waiting a long time for that, so I am happy he is around to see it.

“I always loved Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham. With Beckham, I just knew that he would swing his left arm when he took a free-kick, the style, the fashion. With Ronaldo, I actually watched him play, that team with him and Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney.”

Reflecting on the Premier League, he said: “”In Belgium, they would give fouls against me. Here, they just play on. I did not know this. I enjoy it. In the first game, it was like WWE. I started to think, ‘Okay, that is how it is here. You have to literally punch someone in the face!’ I am getting to grips with that.”

He will hope to feature when Wolves face Tottenham on Saturday.