Nigerian players abroad, led by Victor Osimhen, dazzled for their respective clubs once again over the weekend, as Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka and Coventry City were crowned English Championship champions, www.aclsports.com reports.
Victor Osimhen, who has endured another injury-hit season with Gala, made a return during the Turkish Cup defeat during the week. However, he started the title decider against Fenerbahce on Sunday. The former Lille striker then opened the scoring in the 3-0 defeat of the visitors at the Rams Park. Osimhen could have grabbed a brace in the game, but instead allowed Baris Alper Yilmaz to take the penalty for the two-goal lead before Lucas Torreira added a third goal in the dying embers of the contest.
Also in Turkey, Ibrahim Olawoyin featured for Rizespor in their 2-0 defeat at Kayserispor on Saturday. Despite the defeat, the former Rangers International man was one of the standout players for his side in the contest.
Super Eagles star Frank Onyeka delivered a solid performance once again, helping Coventry City secure a well-deserved 3-1 victory against Wrexham FC in their coronation match on Sunday afternoon. The midfielder assisted the game’s final goal for Frank Lampard’s side as they were crowned English Championship Champions.
In England, Taiwo Awoniyi came off the bench to provide an assist, while Ola Aina helped Nottingham Forest keep a clean sheet in their big away 5-0 Premier League win over Sunderland on Friday night. Calvin Bassey and Samuel Chukwueze were on from the start in Fulham’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. Alex Iwobi missed the game due to injury.
In the French Ligue 1, Tochukwu Nnadi made his first start for Olympique Marseille in their 1-1 draw with OGC Nice. The midfielder provided an assist for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg to put OM ahead, before former OM man Elye Wahi cancelled it with a superb panenka penalty. Meanwhile, midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro also starred for Pisa in their 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Parma in the Serie A on Saturday.
In the German Bundesliga, Nathan Tella bagged an assist in Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-1 derby win against Cologne. In Scotland, former Flying Eagles midfielder Afeez Aremu scored the game-winning goal after fifty-one seconds as Aberdeen defeated Kilmarnock 1-0 at Pittodrie on Saturday, a victory that all but guarantees the Dons’ safety from relegation.
Super Eagles hopeful Emmanuel Godwin had a fine outing for Pardubice in their 3-1 win over Zlin in the Czech top-flight. Comapatriot Abdullahi Tanko scored the third goal for FKP to secure another crucial league win. Following his team’s promotion to the NPFL on Wednesday, Sadiq Umar was on target for Valencia in their 2-1 win over Girona in the Spanish La Liga.
