Akpom, Boniface on target in Europa League; Orban, Onyedika find the net in Europa Conference League
Published: December 01, 2023Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of the Nigerian players who scored for their respective clubs on mathcday five of the Europa League and Europa Conference League on Thursday, November 30.
Victor Boniface continued his impressive form in the Europa League when he scored for Bayer Leverkusen in their 2-0 victory over BK Hacken.
The Super Eagles forward grabbed his goal in the 14th minute when HE nodded the ball into the back of the net from Josip Stanisic's cross.
He has now netted 4 goals in five games in the second-most prestigious UEFA club competition this season.
Chuba Akpom also continued his goalscoring form for Ajax, netting in their 4-3 loss to Marseille at the Orange Vélodrome.
He scored in the 80th minute with a well-placed header to help Ajax draw level but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 93rd minute will give Marseille the maximum points.
In the UEFA Conference League, Gift Orban was on target in Gent's 4-1 victory over FK Zorya Luhansk at the Ghelamco Arena.
The 2023 Super Eagles invitee got the Buffalos' third goal with a superb finish in the 55th minute of the encounter.
He has now registered 5 goals in five games in the competition this season.
Elsewhere, Raphael Onyedika ended his long goal drought when he netted in Club Brugge's 5-0 rout of Besiktas
The Nigeria international bagged his goal in the 50th minute when he unleashed a low effort into the bottom right corner to give Club Brugge a 4-goal lead in the game.
The goal was his first since he netted for FC Midtjylland in their 2-1 loss to Bröndby IF in the Oddset Pokalen, a domestic cup in Denmark and it was also his first for Club Brugge.
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Abdulkareem Abdulhamid
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