UEFA Youth League : Iwobi, Umar, Osawe, Awaziem Feature; Ekene, Ugbo, Abdullahi Missing
Published: November 24, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performances of players of Nigerian descent that were in action on game week five in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday.
We begin at the Mini Estadi (Barcelona), the venue of the meeting between Barcelona Under - 19s and Roma. The game ended three goals apiece, with the Italians recovering from a three - goal deficit.
Striker Sadiq Umar, wearing the number 11 jersey, played the entirety of that game but fired blanks. Teammate Nura Abdullahi didn’t make the roster.
Over to the Stadyen Haradski (Borisov), Ufumwen Osawe hopped off the bench immediately after the intermission in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1 - 1 draw away to BATE.
The center forward has appeared three times in the UEFA Youth League but is still searching for his first goal in the competition. Teammate Chinedu Ekene was not involved in this one.
Ola Aina and Fikayo Tomori lasted the distance in Chelsea’s 4 - 0 rout of Maccabi Tel Aviv. England youth international Ike Ugbo made the subs bench and remained there for the whole game.
Porto’s Chidozie Awaziem played the full game for the Portuguese powerhouse in their surprise 1 - 0 loss to Dynamo Kiev at Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia (Vila Nova de Gaia).
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi and Aaron Eyoma both made the starting line - up for Arsenal in their shock 2 - 1 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in Hertfordshire. They played the full game.
We begin at the Mini Estadi (Barcelona), the venue of the meeting between Barcelona Under - 19s and Roma. The game ended three goals apiece, with the Italians recovering from a three - goal deficit.
Striker Sadiq Umar, wearing the number 11 jersey, played the entirety of that game but fired blanks. Teammate Nura Abdullahi didn’t make the roster.
Over to the Stadyen Haradski (Borisov), Ufumwen Osawe hopped off the bench immediately after the intermission in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1 - 1 draw away to BATE.
The center forward has appeared three times in the UEFA Youth League but is still searching for his first goal in the competition. Teammate Chinedu Ekene was not involved in this one.
Ola Aina and Fikayo Tomori lasted the distance in Chelsea’s 4 - 0 rout of Maccabi Tel Aviv. England youth international Ike Ugbo made the subs bench and remained there for the whole game.
Porto’s Chidozie Awaziem played the full game for the Portuguese powerhouse in their surprise 1 - 0 loss to Dynamo Kiev at Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia (Vila Nova de Gaia).
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi and Aaron Eyoma both made the starting line - up for Arsenal in their shock 2 - 1 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in Hertfordshire. They played the full game.
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