Promising Nigerian Midfielder Uwakwe Shines In Derby Between Chelsea and Tottenham
Promising Nigerian midfielder Tariq Uwakwe started and completed ninety minutes as Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in the Under 18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon. <br /><br />The visitors took the lead at Hotspur Way Training Centre (London) in the 26th minute courtesy of Marc Guehi, who headed home after a corner kick taken by Uwakwe. <br /><br />But Chelsea were pegged back by Tottenham Hotspur’s Shashoua three minutes later and the scoreboard remained unchanged until the end of the game. <br /><br />England youth international of Nigerian descent Keanan Bennetts recorded his seventh appearance of the season versus Chelsea. <br /><br />Uwakwe, 16, has registered his name on the scorecard twice in seven matches for the Blues in the UPL.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : Twitter.com <br />
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