Awoniyi, Moses, Aina, Rotimi, Asoro, Adekanye Named To Nigerian Team Of The Week
Published: February 26, 2018
After an all-thrilling weekend of action which saw a number of Nigerian stars prove their mettle for their respective club sides in Europe.
Allnigeriasoccer.com has thus, rounded up the best of them in its esteemed Team of the Week.
Goalkeeper
Sunday Rotimi (Rivers United): Rotimi was between the sticks for Rivers United in their impressive 1-0 win at Kwara United in the Nigeria Professional Football League.
Defenders
Uche Agbo (Standard Liege): Agbo was on from start to finish for the Reds as they played out a 1-1 draw with Club Brugge in the Belgian topflight.
Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz): The Super Eagles center back put in a full shift at the heart of the Mainz defence as they were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.
Tyronne Ebuehi (ADO Den Haag): The right-back completely nullified the threat of Ajax in their 0-0 draw in the Netherlands Eredivisie.
Ola Aina (Hull City): The Chelsea loanee continued to impress for Hull City as he went the distance for the Tigers in their 1-0 victory over Sheffield United in the Championship.
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City): The hard tackling midfielder put in an impressive shift in the middle of the park for the Foxes as they cancelled out Stoke City 1-1 in the English Premier League.
Victor Moses (Chelsea): The Super Eagles ace was ranked one of Chelsea's top tacklers in their 2-1 loss to Manchester United in the Premier League and impressed as the Blues were held to a 1-1 draw by Barcelona last Tuesday.
Samuel Kalu (Gent): He laid on his side's first goal in their 2-1 win over Waasland-Bevereen in the Belgian First Division.
Strikers
Bobby Adekanye (Liverpool): Adekanye came off the bench to get in among the goals as Liverpool thrashed Stoke City 4-0 in the Premier League Cup.
Joel Asoro (Sunderland): The Nigerian whizkid was on target for the Black Cats in their 3-3 draw with Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Taiwo Awoniyi (Royal Excel Mouscron): The 20-year old striker almost engineered a remarkable comeback for Mouscron in their 5-3 loss to RSC Anderlecht. The ex-Nigeria U23 star netted his seventh of the season in the 70th minute.
Emmanuel Chinaza
Allnigeriasoccer.com has thus, rounded up the best of them in its esteemed Team of the Week.
Goalkeeper
Sunday Rotimi (Rivers United): Rotimi was between the sticks for Rivers United in their impressive 1-0 win at Kwara United in the Nigeria Professional Football League.
Defenders
Uche Agbo (Standard Liege): Agbo was on from start to finish for the Reds as they played out a 1-1 draw with Club Brugge in the Belgian topflight.
Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz): The Super Eagles center back put in a full shift at the heart of the Mainz defence as they were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.
Tyronne Ebuehi (ADO Den Haag): The right-back completely nullified the threat of Ajax in their 0-0 draw in the Netherlands Eredivisie.
Ola Aina (Hull City): The Chelsea loanee continued to impress for Hull City as he went the distance for the Tigers in their 1-0 victory over Sheffield United in the Championship.
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City): The hard tackling midfielder put in an impressive shift in the middle of the park for the Foxes as they cancelled out Stoke City 1-1 in the English Premier League.
Victor Moses (Chelsea): The Super Eagles ace was ranked one of Chelsea's top tacklers in their 2-1 loss to Manchester United in the Premier League and impressed as the Blues were held to a 1-1 draw by Barcelona last Tuesday.
Samuel Kalu (Gent): He laid on his side's first goal in their 2-1 win over Waasland-Bevereen in the Belgian First Division.
Strikers
Bobby Adekanye (Liverpool): Adekanye came off the bench to get in among the goals as Liverpool thrashed Stoke City 4-0 in the Premier League Cup.
Joel Asoro (Sunderland): The Nigerian whizkid was on target for the Black Cats in their 3-3 draw with Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Taiwo Awoniyi (Royal Excel Mouscron): The 20-year old striker almost engineered a remarkable comeback for Mouscron in their 5-3 loss to RSC Anderlecht. The ex-Nigeria U23 star netted his seventh of the season in the 70th minute.
Emmanuel Chinaza
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