Ekoku had played six times for the Canaries in 1994–95, but didn't score a goal and was faced with competition for a regular place in the Carrow Road attack from new signing Mike Sheron.
ˈɛkoʊkˌuː hæd plˈeɪd sˈɪks tˈaɪmz fɚðə kənˈɛɹiz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, bˌʌt dˈɪdnt skˈoːɹ ɐ ɡˈoʊl ænd wʌz fˈeɪsd wɪð kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɚɹɚ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ plˈeɪs ɪnðə kˈæɹoʊ ɹˈoʊd ɐtˈæk fɹʌm nˈuː sˈaɪnɪŋ mˈaɪk ʃˈɛɹɑːn.