U23 Stars Aina, Ndidi, Iwobi, Maja, Awoniyi Dominate Nigerian Team Of The Week.
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Allnigeriasoccer.com presents its Nigerian Team of the Week from the actions of the last seven days:
Goalkeeper
Theophilus Afelokhai (Enyimba) : Afelokhai made several saves and was named Man of the Match in Enyimba's impressive 1-0 road win against Djoliba of Mali in a CAF Confederation Cup encounter.
Defenders
Leon Balogun (Brighton): Balogun stood tall in his debut game for Brighton as they beat Manchester United 3-2 in a Premier League encounter at the American Express Stadium.
William Troost-Ekong (Udinese): The Super Eagles defender made his bow for Udinese in a 2-2 draw versus Parma at the Stadio Ennio Tardin.
Ola Aina (Torino): Aina was impressive in his first game for the Maroons as they fell to a narrow 1-0 loss to AS Roma in their Serie A match-up at the Stadio Olimpico.
Fikayo Tomori (Derby County) The Chelsea loanee helped Derby to progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup following a 2-0 victory over Oldham Athletic at the Boundary Park.
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City): Ndidi put in a full shift in the centre of the park for the Foxes in their 2-0 Premier League victory over Wolverhampton at the KP Stadium.
John Obi Mikel (Tianjin Teda): The Super Eagles skipper was on from start to finish for the Teda tigers in a 1-1 draw with Jiangsu Suning at the Tianjin Tuanbo Soccer Stadium.
Ayo Okosun (Midtylland): Okosun scored twice as The Wolves saw off The New Saints 3-1 at the MCH Arena in a UEFA Europa League qualifier.
Attackers
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal): The young winger scored a goal for the Gunners in their 3-2 loss to Chelsea in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.
Josh Maja (Sunderland): Maja continued his impressive goalscoring run with another strike for the Black Cats in their 3-0 rout of Scunthorpe United in an EFL League One game at the Stadium of Light.
Taiwo Awoniyi (Gent): The Liverpool loanee was on song for his Belgian First Division side in their 3-1 win over Jagiellonia Bialystok in the UEFA Europa League qualifier at the GHELAMCO-arena.
Emmanuel Chinaza
Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print.
A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.
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