Norwich City striker Hwang Ui-jo is expected to return for the weekend game. The photo of Hwang Ui-jo has been posted on the club’s SNS on the 22nd. Photo = Norwich SNS Former national team striker Hwang Ui-jo (31, Norwich City) is expected to return from injury and join the team.
Norwich of the English Championship (second division) will clash with Huddersfield Town at Carrow Road in Norwich, England, on the morning of the 24th (Korea time) in the 23rd league round of the 2023-24 season. It is a game between Norwich (31 points), 11th place in the league, and Huddersfield, which is 21st (22 points). In the previous game, Norwich won 4-0.
Meanwhile, before the game, Norwich coach David Wagner spoke briefly about Hwang Ui-jo’s return at the official press conference. Coach Wagner said the day before (22nd), “Grand Hanley is not included in the weekend games. Instead, he could be included in the match against West Bromwich Albion on the 27th and Millwall on the 30th. “He will be the starter in the FA Cup,” he said, adding, “Hwang Ui-jo could be included in the squad over the weekend.”
Initially, Hwang Ui-jo was left out of the match against Watford on the 29th of last month due to injury after scoring in the 12th minute of the first half. He started as a starter, but only played for 17 minutes. After the game, it was announced that he had suffered a hamstring injury, and was not seen for a while.
Hwang Ui-jo (far right) attends a Norwich club event. Photo = SNS Norwich
After returning to team training on the 16th, he appeared by participating in various team events, and was even ready to play in about a month.
Hwang Ui-jo, who was loaned to Norwich after the start of this season, has recorded 3 goals and 1 assist in 14 official games. At the beginning of the season, he appeared on the bench, but from the end of October, he started in 5 games in a row and scored 3 goals. During that time, he also joined the national football team led by coach Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany) and scored two goals in two friendlies and two second Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup North and Central America.
However, Hwang Ui-jo was at the center of controversy after being accused of illegal filming in November. He complained about damage caused by the leak of a private video last June, but was instead investigated by police as a suspect on a charge of illegal filming last month. After the news of the investigation became known, controversy arose when he played an international match against China as a member of the national football team. The Korea Football Association (KFA) has temporarily revoked Hwang Ui-jo’s national team membership. In fact, participation in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup to be held in Qatar next January seems to have been in vain.
However, the team atmosphere is quite different. Coach Wagner said last month, “Hwang Ui-jo is a very good football player with skills, professionalism and the ability to understand the game. “There is a reason why he has played in more than 50 international matches for the Korean national football team,” he said. “He must have had a difficult time during the last international match. But he has to focus on the team and football for now. “It is important that Hwang Ui-jo communicates well with his lawyers,” he said. This is interpreted to mean that they will still use it as a starting resource.
Reporter Kim Woo-jung ujkim50@edaily.co.kr
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