Jocelin Ta Bi delighted to make Sunderland debut in FA Cup win

Ivory Coast midfielder Jocelin Ta Bi was left in crowd nine after he made his debut for Premier League outfit Sunderland in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup against Oxford United on Sunday.

Jocelin was a second half substitute in the game with Régis Le Bris handing him his first appearance with the team leading Oxford United by a goal to nil.

 

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He looked composed after coming on and provided number of moments that got the Sunderland fans off their seats with his pace and trickery. Sunderland went on to win the fixture 1-0 courtesy of a first-half penalty from Senegal star Habib Diarra.

“We felt the love from them’

“It felt good. I was excited to play my first game,” he told Sunderland website. “It was good for me and it was good for the team because we won.

“I missed the goal for one chance but it’s okay. Those are things for me to work on. The fans are very passionate. The supporters are very good. We felt the love from them.

After joining the club in a permanent move in the January transfer window, the winger had to work through a period of rehabilitation from injury.

“I will put the shirt in my apartment. I will frame it and put it on the wall,” he concluded.

The 20-year-old moved to the Stadium of Light for an undisclosed fee from the five-time Israeli champions Maccabi Netanya, agreeing a four-and-a-half-year contract with a Club option of a further year.