Izuagha shines in Lebanon

In a great derby watched by 35,000 fans, Izuagha and his Safa FC mates snuffed life out of the second richest and biggest side in Lebanon to stay in fifth place at the end of the first round.

It was a brilliant success for Izuagha and his club who watched in awe as Mabara inflicted a terrible 3-2 home loss on them last Wednesday.

It took the brilliance of the Nigerian defender for Al Safa (formerly coached by Christian Chukwu) to run away with the maximum points as Jemani and Mustra continued to pile up pressure on them.

The performance of the former Eintract Frankfurt of Germany star has not gone unnoticed as leaders Al Nejmeh were reported to have shown interest in him.

Meanwhile, Ejike Izuagha was however voted as the man of the match to become the third African to be voted this season.

The others include another Nigerian Felix who plays for Al Ansar and Ghanaian midfielder Emanuel Dua of Al Nejimeh.

First round table:

Lebanon league	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
Al Nejmeh	10	9	1	0	34	5	29	28
Al Ansar	10	8	1	1	18	4	14	25
Al Ahed	10	6	2	2	17	5	12	20
Olympic Beirut	10	4	2	4	17	15	2	14
Safa	10	4	2	4	14	13	1	14
Tadamon Tyre	10	4	2	4	6	11	-5	14
Mabarra	10	4	1	5	7	16	-9	13
Al Rayyan	10	3	0	7	9	18	-9	9
Akhaa	10	1	5	4	11	19	-8	8
Shabab Al Sahel	10	2	1	7	9	19	-10	7
Sagesse	10	1	1	8	4	21	-17	4