Europa League: Dutch Legend Hails Nigeria Forward

Europa League: Dutch Legend Hails Nigeria Forward

Sampson Adedeji

Following his decent display against AEK Athens, Dutch legend Pierre Van Hooijdonk has heaped praises on the Nigeria-eligible forward Chuba Akpom, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Ajax Amsterdam defeated AEK 3-1 on Thursday night with Akpom scoring a brace in the encounter.

The performance of the former European Champions has been called into question this season as they stayed 4th on the Dutch Eredivisie league.

'You see these types quite often in the Championship and the bottom of the Premier League: physically very strong, big. Then the feet are often a little harder. 

It's a good purchase if you don't expect him to score 25 goals. Because he will miss a lot of chances, but he will also score several goals. 

But that ratio is at a completely different level than that of the top scorers in the competition," he said.

Akpom has scored 8 goals for Ajax this season.