Fulham Winger Olakigbe's Brace Dumps Chelsea Out Of U17 Premier League Cup

Chelsea's U17 Premier League Cup run came to an end after they were beaten 2-0 by Fulham at Cobham Training Ground on Wednesday evening.

Three teenagers of Nigerian descent were handed starts - Michael Olakigbe and Idris Odutayo for the Cottagers and Richard Olise for the Blues.

The two teams were tied 0-0 at the end of the first half but it was Chelsea that came closest to breaking the deadlock when Tauriainen unleashed a powerful shot that hit the woodwork.

The breakthrough finally arrived in the 81st minute when Olakigbe smashed the ball into the roof of the net after he was set up by Sanderson and the Anglo-Nigerian doubled the advantage three minutes from time when he slotted a shot past the Chelsea goalkeeper following a defensive error.

Olakigbe also got on the scoresheet in Fulham's resounding 6-2 win over Reading U17s in November and was involved in the loss to Southampton in the Cottagers' opening game of the Premier League Cup.

A direct winger who loves to dribble and take players on, Olakigbe inked a scholarship deal with Fulham before the start of the 2020-2021 season.

Igho Kingsley