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OBITA: IT’S SUCH A RELIEF TO BE BACK

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The LeaguePaper Team
1 September 2019

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Ron Green

RETURNING: Jordan Obita

READING defender Jordan Obita is hoping his injury nightmare is behind him after making his long-awaited first-team return in the midweek Carabao Cup win at Plymouth Argyle.
The 25-year-old suffered a serious knee injury against Hull City in September 2017 that required three operations.
Obita played 90 minutes of the Royals’ 4-2 win at League Two Plymouth in midweek and was handed the captain’s armband on his return.
“It’s amazing,” he said. “All our hard work and negative stuff that I’ve had goi...

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