Acid test for Taiwo Awoniyi as Dutch club fight to stay in top division

By Daily Sports on May 28, 2017

Taiwo Awoniyi will hope his Dutch club NEC Nijmegen fight back on Sunday from a 1-0 loss at NAC Breda so as to stay in contention in the relegation/promotion playoff and a take a big step towards staying up in the top flight.

Awoniyi, who is on loan from Liverpool in the Premier League, was a 61st minute substitute in the first leg on Thursday night.

He will be booked a minute after his introduction in a game watched by 19,000fans.

Former Flying Eagles skipper Abduljaleel Ajagun and Kelechi Nwakali, who has also captained the Nigeria U20s, are locked in the other half of the relegation/promotion battle.

In this Linburg derby Ajagun features for Roda JC, while Nwakali is on loan to MVV Maastricht.

The first leg at MVV ended in a goalless draw with both players on for the full duration, while the return leg also on Sunday.

*Photo Shows Taiwo Awoniyi.

Source Daily Sports

Posted May 28, 2017


 

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