TOTW honours for Aribo, Solanke, Nwakaeme, Antwerp rising star, Sparta Rotterdam teenager

Published: November 08, 2021

Five Nigeria-eligible players have been named in the Team of the Week by Whoscored.com after the last round of matches.

Glasgow Rangers star Joe Aribo is in the best eleven for the Scottish Premiership, thanks to his goal and assist in a 4-2 win over Ross County at Ibrox Stadium.

The left-footed midfielder registered three shots with two on target, made two key passes, won two aerial duels, was accurate in 86.7 percent of his passes, made two interceptions, two clearances and two tackles over the course of ninety minutes vs Ross County.

Royal Antwerp rising star Alhassan Yusuf has been rewarded with a spot on the Belgian First Division A Team of the Week after opening his account in the division in the second half against RSC Anderlecht.

The 21-year-old finished with an impressive passing accuracy of 91.1 percent while making two tackles, one interception, one clearance and two key passes.

There is a Nigerian representative in the Dutch Eredivisie Team of the Week in the form of Sparta Rotterdam's promising teenager Emanuel Emegha, who scored his second of the season in a 3-0 road win at Willem II.

The 18-year-old center forward won an asstonishing seven aerial duels, registered two shots on target and won two fouls for his team.

Anthony Nwakaeme has been deployed as the left-sided midfielder in the Turkish Super Lig Team of the Week.

The 32-year-old provided the game-winning assist in the 96th minute of Trabzonspor's 2-1 win at Besiktas, one of the two key passes he made during the game.

Nwakaeme completed a team high three dribbles and was accurate in 73.3 percent of his passes.

Bournemouth star Dominic Solanke, who bagged a brace in a 4-0 rout of Swansea City, is one of two center forwards named in the EFL Championship Team of the Week.

The 2017 U20 World Cup winner registered three shots on target, completed one take-on and had a passing accuracy of 77.8 percent.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : sparta-rotterdam.nl

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