UEL draw : Uzoho's Omonia to face Man Utd; Simon, Esiti, Onyedika, Boniface discover opponents

The draw for the group stages of the UEFA Europa League was held on Friday with clubs featuring Nigerian players set to campaign in the second tier of European club competition reports All Nigeria Soccer.

In Group A, Dutch side PSV who only this week were pipped to the Champions League ticket in the qualifiers by Glasgow Rangers was grouped along with seeded team Arsenal, Bodo/Glimt and FC Zurich in Group A.

PSV have in their ranks England U-21 international of Nigerian descent Noni Madueke who is currently, while the likes of Miguel Azeez, Zach Awe, and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji are eligible to be included on Arsenal's B List for the Europa League.

In Group B, AEK Larnaca will depend hugely on striker Victor Olatunji as they face Dynamo Kyiv, Rennes and Fernerbahce.

Finnish side HJK Helsinki have in their ranks a player of Nigerian descent; Anthony Olusanya and they will play in Group C where Jose Mourinho's AS Roma are the seeded side. FC Ludogorets and Real Betis are the other teams in this section.

Braga, Malmo, Union Berlin and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise make up Group D and Belgian club Union-Gilloiise will have Nigerian striker Victor Boniface leading their attack.

Super Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho will be in goal when Omoniao Nicosia face the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and young Nigeria-eligible striker Shola Shoretire in Group E of the Europa League. The team also have Real Sociedad.

Sheriff Tiraspol the last but certainly not the least team in the group have the Nigerian duo of Iyayi Believe Atiemwen and Akanbi Rasheed in their fold.

In Group F, Danish outfit Midtjylland will parade midfielder Raphael Onyedika Nwadike. They also have as third choice goalkeeper, Mark Ugboh.

Midtjylland will play the trio of Lazio, Feyenoord and Sturm Graz.

Super Eagles star player in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon early this year, Moses Simon, has his team FC Nantes from the French Ligue 1 pooled with Olympiakos, Qarabag and German side Freiburg in Group G.

Midfielder Anderson Esiti's Hungarian club, Ferencavaros will play in Group H and they will face Crvena Zvezda, AS Monaco and Trabzonspor.

Izuchukwu Michael

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