Europa League Draw : Efe And Celtic In Tough Group; Onazi And Lazio To Face 2015 Cinderella Team, Dnipro

Europa League Draw : Efe And Celtic In Tough Group; Onazi And Lazio To Face 2015 Cinderella Team, Dnipro

Nigeria international <b>Efe Ambrose</b> and his Scottish team Celtic have been handed a tough draw in the group stage of the Europa League when the draw was conducted this afternoon.<br /><br />The SPL champions have been paired alongside Ajax Amsterdam, Fenerbah&ccedil;e and the rising force in Norwegian football Molde.<br /><br />In 2013, Ambrose featured twice against Ajax in the Champions League group stage, lasting the distance in both games.<br /><br />FC Midtjylland&rsquo;s Nigerian contingent - <b>Rilwan Hassan</b> and<b> Paul Onuachu</b>, will do battle with Napoli, Club Brugge and Legia Warsaw in Group D. <br /><br />As for <b>Eddy Onazi </b>and Lazio, they will square off against last season&rsquo;s finalists Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine), who pay the wages of Super Eagles teammate <b>Michael Babatunde</b>,&nbsp; Saint-&eacute;tienne (France) and Rosenborg (Norway).<br /><br />Experienced midfielder <b>Chigozie Udoji</b> will be hoping to add to his 14 appearances in the competition when Dinamo Minsk take on Villarreal , Viktoria Plzeň and Rapid Vienna in Group E.<br /><br />Should he remain at Monaco when the transfer window closes, <b>Elderson Echiejile</b> is in line to do battle against compatriots <b>Stefano Okaka</b> and <b>Imoh Ezekiel </b>at Anderlecht plus <b>Josh Onomah </b>and <b>Dele Alli</b> of Tottenham Hotspur, with Qarabağ the last team in the group.<br /><br /><b>Kehinde Fatai</b>, who had four goals to his name in the Europa League last term, will be hoping to add to that tally in Sparta Prague&rsquo;s meetings with Schalke 04, Asteras Tripolis and APOEL.<br /><br /><u><b>Europa League Draw</b></u><br /><br /><b>Group A</b>: Ajax (NED), Celtic (SCO), Fenerbah&ccedil;e (TUR), Molde (NOR)<br /><br /><b>Group B</b>: Rubin Kazan (RUS), Liverpool (ENG), Bordeaux (FRA), Sion (SUI)<br /><br /><b>Group C</b>: Borussia Dortmund (GER), PAOK (GRE), Krasnodar (RUS), Q&auml;b&auml;l&auml; (AZE)<br /><br /><b>Group D</b>: Napoli (ITA), Club Brugge (BEL), Legia Warszawa (POL), Midtjylland (DEN)<br /><br /><b>Group E</b>: Villarreal (ESP), Viktoria Plzeň (CZE), Rapid Wien (AUT), Dinamo Minsk (BLR)<br /><br /><b>Group F</b>: Marseille (FRA), Braga (POR), Slovan Liberec (CZE), Groningen (NED)<br /><br /><b>Group G</b>: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR), Lazio (ITA), Saint-&eacute;tienne (FRA), Rosenborg (NOR)<br /><br /><b>Group H</b>: Sporting CP (POR), Beşiktaş (TUR), Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS), Sk&euml;nderbeu (ALB)<br /><br /><b>Group I</b>: Basel (SUI), Fiorentina (ITA), Lech Poznań (POL), Belenenses (POR)<br /><br /><b>Group J</b>: Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Anderlecht (BEL), Monaco (FRA), Qarabağ (AZE)<br /><br /><b>Group K</b>: Schalke (GER), APOEL (CYP), Sparta Praha (CZE), Asteras Tripolis (GRE)<br /><br /><b>Group L</b>: Athletic Club (ESP), AZ Alkmaar (NED), Augsburg (GER), Partizan (SRB)<br />
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