Aftermath of Barcelona-Draw: Apugo praises Chukwueze's goal for Villareal, tips the star for Ballon d'Or

Samuel Chukwueze scored Villareal's opener against Barcelona, a game which ended 4 - 4

Nigeria teenage star Samuel Chukwueze has been getting accolades for his performance against Barcelona in their 4-4 draw with Villarreal on Tuesday, this time it’s coming from his mentor and President of Super Stars Academy, Prince Victor Apugo.


The winger who on Monday was named as Nigeria Young Player of the Year steered the Yellow Submarine to overcome a two-goal deficit at the Estadio de la Ceramica scoring and assisting with another before late goals from Messi and Suarez deny them victory.

He said: “First of all I want to congratulate Chukwueze for winning Nigeria’s Young Player of the Year award. He is undoubtedly the best young player out of this continent and I know he has the potential to win the African Player of the Year and even the Ballon d’or.

“He is a truly outstanding player, his goal against Barcelona who are arguably the best team in the world was well taken and a beauty. His overall performance in the match was great coming at the backdrop of him being named Nigeria Young Player of the Year; it goes to show that the award was well-deserved.

“I have a very high expectation from him because I know him very well and know he hasn’t even cracked half of his potentials but he must remain humble and focused. If he does that then I think he’ll be a candidate for the Ballon d’or in the near future.”