Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Shehu Abdullahi delighted to grace pitch with legendary Eto’o


By Akeem Lawal
Super Eagles defender, Shehu Abdullahi has expressed his joy after helping Bursaspor secure their second consecutive game win in the Turkish Super Lig with a 2-1 victory over Konyaspor that paraded Cameroonian legend, Samuel Eto’o.


The 25 year old who was in action for 90 minutes was also thrilled with the opportunity to play against the former Barcelona, Inter Milan forward in the matchday 31 encounter decided at the Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu on Monday night. The Cameroonian started the game for Konyaspor and was substituted in the 46th minute by Adis Jahovic.

Abdullahi who was presented a replica jersey by the 37 year old Cameroonian, uploaded a picture on his official Instagram page @shehu.official with the caption: “Fantastic win tonight! Great 3 points! Always great to grace the pitch with football legends! Thank you @setoo9.”

The Nigeria international has now featured in 12 league games for the club since joining from Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta in January.

His international teammates; William Troost-Ekong featured for just five minutes after replacing Ertugrul Ersoy late in the game, while Mikel Agu was an unused substitute.
Bursaspor sit in 10th position in the Turkish Super League table with 39 points from 31 games.

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