Super Eagles’ right-back, Ola Aina’s impressive display over the weekend for strugglers Hull City has earned the Chelsea loanee a spot in the English Championship Team of the Week, AOIFootball.com reports.
The 21-year-old was voted Man of the Match after he led the Tigers to their first win in three league outings, with a 1-0 triumph over Sheffield United on Friday night.
Aina had a game rating of 8.2, made 50 passes completing 77% of them, won 2 aerial duels, made 3 dribbles and 3 tackles.
The club tweeted afterwards, congratulating the player for making the team of the week.
“Another well-deserved selection in @WhoScored’s @SkyBetChamp Team of the Week for @Aina2Ola. Congratulations, Ola!”
Full Championship team of the week:
Sam Johnstone (Aston Villa)
Ola Aina (Hull City)
Adam Webster (Ipswich)
- Cooper (Millwall)
- Friend (Middlesbrough)
- Snodgrass (Aston Villa)
- Clare (Sheffield Wednesday)
Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa)
- Lolley (Nottingham Forest)
- Moore (Barnsley)
Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest)