Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho has been rated as the most outstanding Nigeria star in this season’s UEFA Europa League with a total of 4539 points after the group stage of the competition.
According to the official ranking by UEFA, Iheanacho is closely followed in the rankings by Slavia Prague striker Peter Olayinka, who has 4065 points.
Yet another striker, Olanrewaju Kayode of Turkish club Sivasspor is rated the third best Nigeria star in the competition with 3567 points.
For the knockout Round of 32, there will still be several Nigerian interests – Leke James (Molde), Olayinka (Slavia Prague), Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun (Rangers), Victor Osimhen (Napoli), Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City), Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) and Junior Pius (Antwerp).