Former Super Eagles invitee, Anthony Nwakaeme has been listed in the Turkish Super Lig team of the week for match-day 12 by renowned Football Data and Statistics site,Whoscored.
The 30-year old who was a thorn in the flesh of Ankaragucu’s defenders bagged a goal and assist for Trabzonspor in Saturday’s comfortable 3-0 away win over Mustafa Kaplan’s side.
Against Ankaragucu, he made 49 passes with 83.7% accuracy, played three shots two of which were on target, made one key pass and completed two dribbles.
In a 4-4-2 formation, Nwakaeme was deployed as a left midfielder and was awarded a rating of 8.1 out of ten, just 0.1 more than his compatriot Obi Mikel who narrowly missed out on the Team of the Week.
The former Hapoel Be’erSheva of Israel forward is poised to feature for Trabzonspor when they entertain Getafe in the UEFA Europa League this Thursday.