Home Nigeria Players Abroad Ejuke Scores, Sets Russian League Record With Astonishing 19 Attempted Dribbles

Ejuke Scores, Sets Russian League Record With Astonishing 19 Attempted Dribbles

Chidera Ejuke reminded everyone of his brilliance with a man-of-the-match performance for CSKA Moscow against FC Rotor Volgograd in a Russian Premier League game on Monday.

The Nigerian international opened the scoring for the home team in first-half added time, ending a run of 20 matches without a goal.

In what perhaps is his best game of the season so far, Ejuke attempted an astonishing 19 dribbles against Volgograd to set a new record in the Russian top-flight.

He completed 8 of them, won 12 of 25 duels he contested with an 82% passing accuracy.

Salomon Rondon scored in the 70th minute to make it 2-0 for the Moscovites.

Ejuke was substituted in the 88th minute and was handed the man of the match award after the game.