Nigeria international winger Chidera Ejuke introduced himself to fans of the club at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan by winning the man of the match award in the Trofeo Antonio Puerta pre season tournament.
Sevilla defeated Saudi Arabia side Al Ittihad 1-0 to wkn the one game pre season tournament organized in honor of late Spanish football Antonio Puerta. It was Ejuke’s first game in front of the home fans of the team following his move from Belgium side Antwerp.
Ejuke started the game and showed his abilities on the ball by ghosting pass his markers with ease. He had defenders of the opposition on the back foot for the period of time he was on the pitch.
At the end of the game he was voted the most valuable player, but head coach of Sevilla García Pimienta said he has the potential to be a great player if he can be consistent for a longer duration of the game.
“Ejuke can be a great player, we wanted him with us. But you can’t only be good for 25 good minutes. He is a player who has to be differential and he can get to even higher heights because of his age”, he said while reacting to the award won by the 26 year old.
Mohammed Suleiman Yusuf
