Europa league Playoff: Ajax Coach Praises Nigerian Forward

Europa league Playoff: Ajax Coach Praises Nigerian Forward Sampson Adedeji

Newly appointed Ajax Amsterdam coach Francesco Farioli gas heaped praises on the Nigerian-eligible forward Chuba Akpom, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Akpom was the hero on Thursday evening in Ajax 4-1 win over Jagiellonia Bialystok in the first leg of the Europa League playoffs. The former Middleborough attacker has been struggling to get goals since the start of the season and coach was happy to see him scored hat trick. "He is an important player. He was a bit unlucky in the previous games. It is always important for a striker to score. We said to each other that it would come and that was proven today", the coach said.