By MICHAEL MIYOBAAFTER his stellar performance for Leicester City against Spartak Moscow saw him score a double brace including a records breaking nine-minute hat-trick, Chipolopolo striker Patson Daka has scooped the UEFA Europa League player of the week award.Daka beat off competition from Toko Ekambi who scored two goals as Lyon beat Sparta Prague 4-3 on Thursday.Other stars who were shortlisted for the award include Issa Diop of West Ham and Italian striker Lorenzo Insigne of Napoli who were also exceptional on match day three of the Uefa Europa League.Diop and Insigne scored a goal apiece to help West Ham and Napoli beat Genk and Legia 3-0 respectively.Daka becomes the first Zambian to win the award previously won by German’s Mario Gotze and Giorgos Masouras who won the award on match day one and two respectively.The Chipolopolo striker relaunched Leicester’s Europa League ambitions with four expertlytaken goals in Moscow to become the first Zambian to […]
Daka scoops Uefa Europa award
