Alhassan Yusuf battles Shehu Abdullahi in UEFA Europa League playoffs

Alhassan Yusuf will come face-to-face with Super Eagles ace Shehu Abdullahi in next week’s UEFA Europa League playoffs.

Yusuf’s Antwerp got a bye to the playoffs, while Abdullahi’s Omonia Nicosia eliminated Flora Tallinn of Estonia on penalties to reach this stage of the competition.

Omonia host the first leg on August 19, while the return clash is fixed for a week later in Belgium.

The overall winners of this match-up will feature in the group stage of the Europa League.