Nyakuhwa earns praise from boss Mullins
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Newport County winger Tanatswa Nyakuhwa has drawn praise after his impressive performance during their EFL Trophy win over Swindon.
The Welsh U21 international made his first start for the Exiles against the Robins and grabbed a goal and an assist, alongside winning a penalty during the 2-0 win.
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Nyakuhwa, who struggled for minutes during his loan spell at County last season, has drawn praise from County boss Hayden Mullins for his efforts so far this season.
"His character, firstly, has impressed me. He's a really upbeat character, a positive lad. He wants the ball, wants to train well, wants to train hard," he said.
"For me, he's been spot on. He hasn't started many games, that was his first start on Tuesday. We've had to build him up.
"He's had a bit of a stop-start pre-season. But we know his talents, obviously, from being here before."
The Cardiff City loanee would have been eyeing up his first league start for the Exiles on Saturday, but he has once again been selected for Wales U21's for their upcoming European Championship qualifiers.
The Exiles welcome 3rd place Grimsby to Rodney Parade as they bid to continue their unbeaten record at home this season.
Boss Mullins expressed his frustration at losing the winger for the international break after his positive performance.
"Tanatswa (Nyakuhwa), for me, he was a constant bright spark. He looked a threat, looked assured. He went for 90 minutes as well, which was good," he said.
"It's just frustrating that he can't build on it again this weekend and the weekend after and we lose him for a little bit. We just hope he comes back in a good place."
Newport County winger Tanatswa Nyakuhwa has drawn praise after his impressive performance during their EFL Trophy win over Swindon.
The Welsh under-21 international made his first start for the Exiles against the Robins and grabbed a goal, assist and won a penalty in the 2-0 win.
And that was enough to earn high praise from manager Hayden Mullins.
"His character has impressed me. He's really an upbeat, positive lad. He wants the ball, wants to train well," he said.
"He hasn't started many games and we've had to build him up. He's had a bit of a stop-start pre-season but we know his talents.
The Cardiff City loanee, who struggled for minutes in his first spell at Newport last season, would have been eyeing up his first league start for the Exiles on Saturday, but has once been selected for Wales under-21's for their upcoming European Championship qualifiers.
Newport welcome third place Grimsby to Rodney Parade as they bid to continue their unbeaten home record this season.
"Tanatswa was a constant bright spark. He looked a threat, looked assured and went for 90 minutes as well," he said.
"It's just frustrating that he can't build on it again this weekend and the weekend after. We just hope he comes back in a good place."