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Who are the greatest African players to represent the two Spanish giants? Getty Images #10 Mutiu Adepoju
Adepoju was a talented, versatile operator who enjoyed a long career in Spain after joining Real Madrid from Julius Berger in 1989.
He featured regularly for
Los Blancos’ B team during his three-year stint in the capital, but never advanced to the senior side.
He would enjoy greater prominence with the likes of Racing and Real Sociedad, and was a key figure in Nigeria’s Golden Generation of the mid 1990s.
Adepoju, who is currently an ambassador for La Liga, represented the Super Eagles at three World Cups and won the Nations Cup in 1994.
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Clockwise from top left: Juho Lee, Ulsan Hyundai FC; Hossam Abu Al Ola, Al Ahly SC; Yezenia Navarro, Tigres UANL; and Abdulaziz Al Qahtani, Al Duhail SC.
The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar will host the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time in a row from 4-11 February – and local fans are looking forward to welcoming their teams from all over the globe.
Ahead of the opening match day, Qatar2022 (www.qatar2022.qa) caught up with fans from Tigres UANL, Ulsan Hyundai FC, Al Duhail SC and Al Ahly SC.
Tigres and Ulsan Hyundai will contest the opening match at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on 4 February (kick-off 17:00) while Al Duhail and Al Ahly will go head-to-head at Education City Stadium on the same date, kick-off 20:00. A limited number of fans will be able to attend the matches in line with Qatar’s COVID-19 protocols.
Qatar will host the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time in a row from February 4-11 – and local fans are looking forward to welcoming their teams from all over the globe.
Ahead of the opening match day,
Qatar2022 caught up with fans from Tigres UANL, Ulsan Hyundai FC, Al Duhail SC and Al Ahly SC.
Tigres and Ulsan Hyundai will contest the opening match at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on February 4 (kick-off 17:00) while Al Duhail and Al Ahly will go head-to-head at Education City Stadium on the same date, kick-off 20:00.
A limited number of fans will be able to attend the matches in line with Qatar’s COVID-19 protocols.