Uwakwe Continues To Live Up To His Billing As A Top Prospect; Shines In Chelsea Win

The young Nigerian midfielder Tariq Uwakwe played a big part in Chelsea’s 5-0 rout of Swansea City in the U18 Premier League on Friday afternoon.

Though the 16-year-old did not get on the scoresheet, he had a couple of chances to score his second goal for the academy team of the Blues.

In the first half, Uwakwe, who partnered McCormick in central midfield, fired a shot which struck the inside of the post before the ball was cleared off the line by a Swansea defender, then saw another effort blocked minutes later.

Martell Taylor-Crossdale (2) Harvey St Clair, Luke McCormick and Charlie Brown found the back of the net for the London team in the second half.

Tariq Uwakwe scored his first-ever goal for the Blues in their 3-2 loss to Southampton last weekend.

Igho Kingsley

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