Ex-Barcelona, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal Youth-Teamers Named In Nigerian Team Of The Week
Published: August 27, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com brings readers the best of the country's exports who stood out for their respective foreign clubs in the team of the week, thus :
Goalkeeper
Austin Ejide (Hapoel Hadera): The Super Eagles goaltender helped Hadera to a 2-1 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Winner Stadium in the Israeli topflight.
Defenders
William Troost-Ekong (Udinese): The Tottenham Hotspur product went the entirety of the game as Udinese beat Sampdoria 1-0 at the Dacia Arena in the Italian Serie A.
Godswill Ekpolo (Häcken): The former Barcelona youth-team skipper was in action for The Wasps in a 6-0 thrashing of Brommapojkarna at the Bravida Arena in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Ola Aina (Torino): The Chelsea loanee put in a good shift for the Maroons in a 2-2 draw with Internazionale at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the Italian Serie A.
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City): Ndidi was on from start to finish for the Foxes in a 2-1 win Premier League game win against Southampton at the St Mary's Stadium.
John Ogu (Hapoel Be'er Sheva): Ogu went the distance for his side as they posted a 1-1 draw with Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Israeli topflight at the Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium.
Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United): The former Arsenal U23 skipper was deployed as a central midfielder again in Rotherham United's 1-0 win against Millwall in the Championship and didn't look out of place.
Dennis Bonaventure (Club Brugge): The former Nigeria U-15 attacker gave his side the lead in the Belgian First Division over bitter rivals, Anderlecht in a 2-1 victory at the Jan Breydel Stadion.
Attackers
Ado Onaiwu (Renofa Yamaguchi): The 22-year-old striker hit a hat-trick for his side in a 4-4 draw with Omiya Ardija in a J2 League clash at the NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya.
Anthony Ujah (Mainz 05): Ujah came off the bench to score the winner for Mainz in a 1-0 win versus Stuttgart at the Opel Arena in the the German Bundesliga.
Goalkeeper
Austin Ejide (Hapoel Hadera): The Super Eagles goaltender helped Hadera to a 2-1 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Winner Stadium in the Israeli topflight.
Defenders
William Troost-Ekong (Udinese): The Tottenham Hotspur product went the entirety of the game as Udinese beat Sampdoria 1-0 at the Dacia Arena in the Italian Serie A.
Godswill Ekpolo (Häcken): The former Barcelona youth-team skipper was in action for The Wasps in a 6-0 thrashing of Brommapojkarna at the Bravida Arena in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Ola Aina (Torino): The Chelsea loanee put in a good shift for the Maroons in a 2-2 draw with Internazionale at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the Italian Serie A.
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City): Ndidi was on from start to finish for the Foxes in a 2-1 win Premier League game win against Southampton at the St Mary's Stadium.
John Ogu (Hapoel Be'er Sheva): Ogu went the distance for his side as they posted a 1-1 draw with Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Israeli topflight at the Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium.
Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United): The former Arsenal U23 skipper was deployed as a central midfielder again in Rotherham United's 1-0 win against Millwall in the Championship and didn't look out of place.
Dennis Bonaventure (Club Brugge): The former Nigeria U-15 attacker gave his side the lead in the Belgian First Division over bitter rivals, Anderlecht in a 2-1 victory at the Jan Breydel Stadion.
Attackers
Ado Onaiwu (Renofa Yamaguchi): The 22-year-old striker hit a hat-trick for his side in a 4-4 draw with Omiya Ardija in a J2 League clash at the NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya.
Anthony Ujah (Mainz 05): Ujah came off the bench to score the winner for Mainz in a 1-0 win versus Stuttgart at the Opel Arena in the the German Bundesliga.
Chisom Egbuchulam (Falkenburgs): The former Enugu Rangers forward scored thrice at the Falcon Alkoholfri Arena in a 4-1 victory over Degerfors in a Swedish Suprettan clash.
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