Team Of The Week Honours For Iwobi, Uzoho, Omeruo, Leon Balogun, Sadiq, Ndidi & Ikpeazu
Published: February 19, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com rounds up the best performers from the past weekend in its Team of the Week thus:
Goalkeeper
Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna): Uzoho kept a clean sheet for Deportivo in their 2-0 league win over Ponferradina.
Defenders
Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa): The Chelsea loanee starred for Kasimpasa in their impressive 2-1 comeback win over Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League.
Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado Den Haag): The Super Eagles defender went the distance for De Ooievaars in their 2-1 win over Willem II in the Netherlands Eredivisie.
Leon Balogun (Mainz 05): Balogun was in action for Mainz in their 2-0 victory away to Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga.
William Troost-Ekong (Bursaspor): Troost-Ekong helped Bursaspor to a clean sheet in their goalless draw with Yeni Malatyaspor in the Turkish topflight.
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City): Ndidi was in action for the Foxes in their 1-0 FA Cup victory over Sheffield United, putting in a full shift for the encounter.
Fred Onyedimma (Millwall): The 21-year old came off the bench to score the winner for Millwall in their 1-0 victory away to Birmingham in the English Championship.
Frank Onyeka (FC Midtjylland): Onyeka scored for the second game running as FC Midtjylland claimed a 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.
Strikers
Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United): Ex-Nigeria U23 invitee, Uche Ikpeazu scored his 12th goal of the season for Cambridge United as they saw off Grimsby Town 3-1 in the EFL League Two.
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal): The Hale End Academy product impressed in Arsenal's 3-0 win over östersunds in the Europa League. He was the most creative player on the pitch with a game-high three key passes.
Umar Sadiq (NAC Breda): With his goal against AZ, the lanky striker has been directly involved in three goals in his last three appearances off the bench in the Eredivisie.
Emmanuel Chinaza
Goalkeeper
Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna): Uzoho kept a clean sheet for Deportivo in their 2-0 league win over Ponferradina.
Defenders
Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa): The Chelsea loanee starred for Kasimpasa in their impressive 2-1 comeback win over Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League.
Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado Den Haag): The Super Eagles defender went the distance for De Ooievaars in their 2-1 win over Willem II in the Netherlands Eredivisie.
Leon Balogun (Mainz 05): Balogun was in action for Mainz in their 2-0 victory away to Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga.
William Troost-Ekong (Bursaspor): Troost-Ekong helped Bursaspor to a clean sheet in their goalless draw with Yeni Malatyaspor in the Turkish topflight.
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City): Ndidi was in action for the Foxes in their 1-0 FA Cup victory over Sheffield United, putting in a full shift for the encounter.
Fred Onyedimma (Millwall): The 21-year old came off the bench to score the winner for Millwall in their 1-0 victory away to Birmingham in the English Championship.
Frank Onyeka (FC Midtjylland): Onyeka scored for the second game running as FC Midtjylland claimed a 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.
Strikers
Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United): Ex-Nigeria U23 invitee, Uche Ikpeazu scored his 12th goal of the season for Cambridge United as they saw off Grimsby Town 3-1 in the EFL League Two.
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal): The Hale End Academy product impressed in Arsenal's 3-0 win over östersunds in the Europa League. He was the most creative player on the pitch with a game-high three key passes.
Umar Sadiq (NAC Breda): With his goal against AZ, the lanky striker has been directly involved in three goals in his last three appearances off the bench in the Eredivisie.
Emmanuel Chinaza
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