La Liga’s finest however not ok for Nigeria: Sevilla’s Ejuke outshines Yamal, Vinicius, Mbappé in dribbling stats

La Liga’s best but not good enough for Nigeria: Sevilla’s Ejuke outshines Yamal, Vinicius, Mbappé in dribbling stats

Chidera Ejuke is making a major affect in La Liga, regardless of his comparatively latest arrival and restricted sport time, Soccernet.ng experiences.

The Nigerian ahead, who joined Sevilla FC as a free agent from Royal Antwerp, has emerged because the league’s prime dribbler, as per ABC. 

Since his transfer to the Nervion membership, Ejuke has been given alternatives in all league matches apart from the fixture in opposition to Las Palmas.

With solely 265 minutes performed, Ejuke has efficiently dribbled previous his opponents 17 occasions, setting him aside because the main dribbler in La Liga.

This spectacular feat places him forward of high-profile gamers akin to Actual Madrid’s duo of Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior, in addition to Barcelona kidwonder Lamine Yamal.

Mbappé and Yamal, who every have 16 dribbles, and Vinícius, with 13 dribbles, have all performed extra minutes – 439, 443, and 487, respectively – but they haven’t surpassed Ejuke’s dribbling success charge.

Ejuke’s exceptional dribbling efficiency, averaging a profitable dribble each quarter-hour, factors to his distinctive potential on the pitch.

Coach García Pimienta and Sevilla FC will hope he maintains this manner of their upcoming match in opposition to Deportivo Alavés on Friday. 

Apparently, regardless of his eye-catching shows in Belgium and Spain, Ejuke’s expertise has not been recognised by the Nigerian nationwide crew.

Coach José Peseiro excluded him from the Africa Cup of Nations in January, a match the place Nigeria completed with a silver medal.

Finidi George continued this oversight in the course of the Tremendous Eagles’ World Cup qualifiers in June.

Interim coach Austin Eguavoen, who had beforehand given Ejuke his AFCON debut in the course of the 2021 match in Cameroon, has additionally left him out of the squad for latest AFCON qualifiers.

Ejuke, now 26, has featured in eight video games for Nigeria, together with his final look being a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in 2022.

As Ejuke continues to excel in La Liga, the query stays whether or not the Nigerian nationwide crew will rethink their stance on the gifted winger.

Imhons Erons

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