Fomer Players: Echiejiele and Braga qualify for the Champions League!

In the Champions League play-offs, Elderson Echiejile’s Sporting Braga managed the feat to qualify against Spanish giant FC Sevilla. In September, the former Rennes left back will discover the Champions League group phase with the Portuguese team.

After they beat the Spaniards on the first leg (1-0), Braga unexpectedly knew a similar success at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, triumphing at the end of a breath-taking match (3-4). On the previous round, Echiejile and his team mates had gone past Celtic Glasgow on aggregate.

A sweet revenge for the Nigerian international, who went through scores of legal issues during his stay in Rennes. Mainly because of these, his contract with Rennes wasn’t extended last June.