30 year-old Nigerian footballer, Ikechukwu Uche played his way into the history books yesterday, November 3rd 2014 at his Villareal club in Spain when he broke the record of appearances made by any Nigerian in the country.

The Super Eagles forward who played for 71 minutes in the game between Villarreal and Valencia has now made 176 appearances. He surpassed appearances previously made by ex Nigeria internationals, Mutiu Adepoju and Finidi George who made 175 appearances each in the Primera División.

Ike, who was recently recalled to the Super Eagles team achieved the feat with 5 clubs namely; Recreativo Huelva, Getafe, Real Zaragoza, Granada and Villarreal. Finidi George made 175 appearances with RCD Mallorca and Real Betis while Mutiu Adepoju reached the landmark with Real Madrid, Racing Santander, Real Soceidad and Salamanca.

Credit: Super Sport