Nigerian Defender closes in on 29 Year Old Slaven Bilić Record

Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria Defender, Chidozie Awaziem, is closing in on a report held by legendary Croatia central defender Slaven Bilic, who’s at the moment the gaffer of Nigerian gamers at Watford.

Awaziem is one objective away from equaling Bilic because the topscoring defender for Hajduk Break up in a single season studies Croatia each day sports activities newspaper primarily based in Zagreb, Sportske novosti,

Thirty years on because the independence of Croatia, Bilić is the one central defender to attain 4 targets in a season within the league alone for the Croatian outfit and that was again within the 1992-1993 season.

Awaziem has scored a powerful three targets in eight appearances within the Croatian SuperSport HNL, in opposition to NK Lokomotiva, HNK Rijeka and NK Varazdin, whereas offering one help on matchday seven at NK Osijek.

The Boavista loanee has twenty 5 video games left to interrupt the report held by Bilic which has stood for twenty 9 years.

Awaziem initially began his profession at grassroots membership Junior Elkanemi as a central midfielder with an eye fixed for objective earlier than he was transformed into a middle again at Porto.