Chuba Akpom turned out to be a hero as he saved 10-man Ajax from defeat by scoring a late equaliser in Wednesday's 2-2 Eredivisie draw with Excelsior. Devyne Rensch put the Dutch giants in front in the 27th minute before misery followed when former Tottenham Hotspur winger Steven Bergwijn was given a straight red card for a foul in the box which resulted in a penalty...
The second leg of the UEFA Europa League and Europa Conference League knockout playoff takes centre stage tonight with 15 teams vieing for a place in the round of 16. These fixtures are incomplete without African players and Afrosport takes a look eight players across the two competitions to keep an eye on. Europa League Amine Gouri (Algeria & Rennes) vs AC Milan Gouri has been...
Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom bagged a brace for Ajax in their 3-1 home win over AEK Athens in the Europa League on Thursday night. Akpom, who joined Ajax from Middlesbrough last summer, has been in incredible form for the Dutch outfit lately, scoring eight goals in his last nine matches. Akpom ❤️ goals pic.twitter.com/Ws03i6Uwzw — AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) December 14, 2023 The 28-year-old opened the scoring...
Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom scored for the third consecutive game in the Dutch Eredivisie as Ajax were held to a 2-2 draw by Almere City on Sunday. The former Middlesbrough forward scored Ajax's equaliser in the 68th minute for his fourth league goal of the season. https://twitter.com/AFCAjax/status/1723720906793435506?t=pQURvgZ_6aehh1pzfUIzHg&s=19 Jochem van de Kemp put the hosts ahead at the Yanmar Stadion in the 67th minute after a very...
Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom won the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) award as the Championship Players’ Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season, at the 50th edition of the award ceremony on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/PFA/status/1696609258136088939?s=20 The 27-year-old, who recently sealed a move to Dutch powerhouse Ajax Amsterdam this summer, enjoyed fine form in the second division last season with Middlesbrough. Akpom scored 29 goals for Boro in...
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