Munetsi backs Arokodare to gain confidence after Wolves goal

Zimbabwe international Marshall Munetsi believes Wolves new signing from Nigeria Tolu Arokodare will get his confidence back after scoring his first goal for the club in a 2-0 Carabao Cup win against Everton at Molineux Stadium on Tuesday.

A first Wolves goal for @toluarokodare!

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— Wolves (@Wolves) September 24, 2025

During the fixture, it was Munetsi’s first goal of the season that set the Old Gold on their way to a Carabao Cup win over the Toffees, and Arokodare bagged his maiden.

Asked about the contribution of Arokodare, who joined Wolves from KRC Genk in Belgium, Munetsi responded as quoted by the club’s official website: “We were actually joking, because I wanted to see the celebration.

“So, it was really nice for him also to score, I think he’s going to be very important for us this season. It’s a League Cup game, but going to the league, I think it’s very, very good for him to get that confidence boost.”

On scoring the opener, the Warrior said: “It’s a great feeling, but hats off to the defence, because they were really solid today. To get a clean sheet was very important, because we’ve been conceding goals, especially in the first half. So, scoring was good, but also having the clean sheet in the first 45 minutes was very, very important for us today.

‘It’s great feeling to be able to get on the score sheet’

“I’ve always had the attributes, so as soon as Jhon had the shot and the ‘keeper put it on the side, the main target was just to keep it down. I tried just to put my body on top of it and score. It’s a great feeling to be able to get on the on the score sheet.

“It’s something that we really need to work on. Larsen is coming back, he hasn’t been playing for a couple of games now, but we do have a great combination when we are playing forward. So, I think we need to contribute as much as we can to the team, to try and score as much as we can, so if we get clean sheets, we’ll win games by scoring.”

He added: “It’s an amazing feeling. It’s something we have been really pushing for. Obviously, in the league things haven’t been going well for us, but I think today the coach wanted us to really work on our physique, to try to dominate the game.

“I think we really pushed in the first half and obviously our confidence came from the first goal, and I think we tried to manage the game in a better way. It was really a great feeling to get a win and build on this for the next game.”

The Nigerian will hope to make starting XI when Wolves return to action with a Premier League fixture against Tottenham on Saturday.

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