Nigeria Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo faced former club Alanyaspor in a Super Lig thriller at the weekend.
Nigerian international and former Chelsea star, Kenneth Omeruo, was in good form as his new club Kasimpasa visited his former club Alanyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig.
Omeruo’s Kasimpasa put on as they came from two goals down to earn a share of the spoils in a six-goal thriller at Holding Stadyumu on Sunday.
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Kasimpasa held their hosts, Alanyaspor, to a draw after the game ended in a thrilling 3-3.
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The 29-year-old was one of the standout performers in the match despite conceding three goals.
Omeruo started and finished the entertaining encounter but could not do anything about the goals despite a brilliant individual performance.
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Omeruo, who was part of the AFCON 2013 winning team with Nigeria Super Eagles, added three ground duels, which represented 75% attempted.
He also showed an excellent command of his aerial space after winning 100% of his duels there (he attempted seven).
Omeruo reacts
After the game, the former Chelsea man took to his social media page to react to the encounter.
The game saw the Omeruo return to the Holding Stadyumu, where he spent some time on loan from Chelsea.
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After the game, the Nigerian, who praised his new teammates for their mentality in the game, was happy to meet some familiar faces and to leave with a share of the spoils.
“Plus one, good mentality from the whole team,” Omeruo posted on Instagram.
“(It) was also good to see some familiar faces at my former team Alanyaspor,” he added.
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