Nigeria Player of the Week: Ikechukwu Uche of Villarreal

Goal.com Nigeria Player of the Week: Ikechukwu Uche of Villarreal

By Babajide Alaka

May 22, 2013 12:40:00 PM

The Villarreal forward has scored three goals in his last two games to energize his side for automatic promotion back to La Liga

Nigeria Player of the Week

Ikechukwu Uche   AGE 29 POSITION Forward PLAYS FOR Villarreal WEEK IN NUMBERS APPS (GOALS SCORED) 2 (3) TIME ON PITCH 90mins PREVIOUS WINS None

Alcorcon

1-3

Villarreal

Villarreal

4-1

Girona

Ikechukwu Uche is leading the charge that may just see Villarreal gain immediate promotion back to La Liga. His two goals against Girona after last week’s goal against Alcorcon have taken him to 13 goals for the season.
Uche has come good at the end of the season with promotion in sight for the Yellow Submarine and is getting the goals that could help push the former Champions League semi-finalists back into the top flight.

Congratulations to Ikechukwu Uche, Goal.com's Nigeria Player of the Week winner!

The Shortlist

Brown Ideye - Dynamo Kiev The Super Eagles striker scored his 17th league goal though his team lost, he can take pride in the fact that he has gone beyond last season’s goal tally of 12. The Super Eagles striker also scored four goals in the Champions League to attract interest from abroad and he could move to a club in the Premiership in the coming season.
Ayo Saka - Enyimba FC Saka (pictured in the middle) scored and provided the assist for Sibi Gwar against Bayelsa with a delightful lob. Saka was described by Goal’s Kolade Oni as a live wire of the Aba team. “He was all over the pitch and it proved to be one of his best games ever for Enyimba.”
Ikechukwu Ibenegbu - Heartland FC 'Mosquito' as Ibenegbu is known in the league has helped unfancied Heartland of Owerri rise to the apex of the 13-week old Nigeria Professional Football League. A member of the Beach Eagles, he provided the assist for Amarachi Ukaegbu as Heartland defeated ABS to assume the leadership of the league table.
Ahmed Musa - CSKA Moscow The winger turned striker helped his side to the Russian league title after seven years and should emerge as their highest goal scorer. His 11 league goals have been pivotal for CSKA and he could end up with the double as CSKA are in the final to play Anzhi Makhachkala on Friday. -------------------------- goal.com