Osimhen Headlines Nigerians On Target In Euro Major Leagues On Saturday
Victor Osimhen made the headlines on Saturday as finally broke his duck with two beautiful goals against Kasimpasa in the Turkish Super League to lead other Nigerians who found the back of the net for their respective clubs this Saturday, 28 September 2024, Sports 247 reports.
Osimhen played in his third match for Galatasaray in the league and gave the team a two lead in the 20th and 28th in a six goal thriller which ended 3-3 against Kasimpasa in the Super League week 7 match played at the RAMS Park on Saturday.
Osimhen has been knocking on the goalscoring doors since he made his debut for the club three weeks ago, but he could only make do with two assists .
Though, the African footballer of the year left the injured and his two goals were not enough to earn Gala, the three points, Osimhen became the first Galatasaray FC player to register four or more goal contributions in his first three games in the Super Lig since 2017 as per Opta.
Bafetimbi Gomis was the last player to do it back in 2017 before Osimhen repeated the same feat for the club this seaoan.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Josh Maja continued his good run of goalscoring form, he scored the second goal for West Bromwich Albion in their first defeat of the campaign, losing 3-2 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough Stadium.
Though, his team lost all the three points at stake but Maja scored in his fourth consecutive game this season, notching seven goals in seven games , averaging one goal in each Matchday, thus topping the scoring chat in the championship after week 7.
At the Vicarage Road Tom Dele Bashiru was the hero as he grabbed the winner in the 84th minute as Watford FC defeated Sunderland by 2-1.
The Nigerian junior international now has two goals in the campaign.
In far away Saudi Arabia it was the turn of Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong to his first goal in the Saudi Pro League as Al Kholood lost 2-4 at home against Al Hilal as the champions strolled to their fifth league wins.
Troost-Ekong scored Al Kholood second in the match from the penalty spot three minutes from time.
Oladapo Afolayan scored the second goal for St Pauli in their emphatic 3 -0 bashing of SC Freiburg recording their first victory of the campaign, a great follow up to their upper weekend spirited goalless draw RB Leipzig as the newly promoted club now has four points in the campaign.
Sparta Prague striker Victor Olatunji needed just thirteen minutes to register his name on the score sheet against Sigma Olomouc on Saturday as Sparta Prague lost by 3-2 victory as Sigma Olomouc stormed to three second half goals.
Another Nigerian forward Yunussa Muritala opened scores for Sigma before Jan Fiala and Filip Zorvan saw the visitors go 3-1 up, then Ermal Krasniqi reduced the deficit for Sparta Prague in the 90+1 minute.
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