According to the Mehr reporter, Omid Nourafkan said to the reporters of Naghsh Jahan Stadium on Wednesday evening after the 1-1 draw between Sepahan and Esteghlal in the 24th week of the Premier League: “The game was very good and we could have won the game, but Esteghlal was the team that showed Dad deserves the championship. This team has not lost for 25 weeks and today I realized that the character of this team is really for the championship. I hope any team that works well becomes a champion.
The player of Sepahan team, who also has a history of playing in Esteghlal, said about the confrontation with his former club: “I am currently a player of Sepahan, I have a lot of respect for Esteghlal and I have always wished success for this team.” But I must always show my love for my team and I hope that in the end, every team has the right to become a champion.
He emphasized the slogans of the spectators of Esteghlal against him: “Currents have been created for me, but I swear I was not one percent aware of these things and I never pursued these issues.” I am currently a Sepahan player and it is not a profession to talk about my previous team. But surely one cannot forget one’s past.
Nourafkan emphasized on his technical responsibility in today’s game and his less influence against Esteghlal: I am a left-back and today our focus was more on defense. I hope we get better day by day.
The player of Sepahan team clarified about the rumors about his agreement with Persepolis club: I have a contract with Sepahan club and all these rumors are rumors.
In response to a question about the conditions of the national team, he said: “Our last game was 45 days ago, since then all footballers say we should be a preparation game.” But we did nothing, Korea and Japan will have a preparatory game with very good teams, and we have to pursue that. Korea will play Brazil in the upcoming FIFA Day, but it is not clear with which team we will play.
Nourafkan added: “We want to play against England in the World Cup, and without a friendly game, how do we want to play in front of these big teams?”