Nigerian Defender, Kenneth Omeruo, helped his club, CD Leganes, on its quest to secure a promotion ticket to the elite division as they got a vital away win against FC Cartegena.
After a scoreless first half, the second stanza of the game produced an astonishing three goals.
Borja Valle put Cartegena ahead in the 55th minute before Nigeria’s Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo scored the equalizer four minutes later.
Juan Munoz put Leganes ahead in the 74th minute and earned them valuable 3 points.
Omeruo played for the Nigerian Under-20 team that reached the quarter-finals at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.
On 9 January 2013, at the age of 19 he played for the senior team for the first time in a goalless draw against Cape Verde. He then went on to play in all of Nigeria’s matches at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations as Nigeria went on to win the competition for the third time.
Later that year he was selected for Nigeria’s squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and played in all of the three group games as Nigeria finished third in their group.
Omeuro was named in Nigeria’s final squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and started in all four games as Nigeria finished second in their group and were eliminated by France at the Round of 16.
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