Ex Hungary Under 17 Skipper Kenneth Otigba Nets Debut Goal For Heerenveen

Hungary youth - teamer Kenneth Otigba was amongst the scorers as Heerenveen defeated FC Groningen 4 - 2 in the Dutch championship on Sunday.

The game was without goals until the 31st minute when Van der Velden scored from the spot. But the home team restored parity 7 minutes into the second half through Wildschut.

21 - year - old central defender Kenneth Otigba put Heerenveen’s noses in front , heading in a corner kick in the 52nd minute. Just a minute later, Kappelhof leveled the scoreline 2-2.

A brace from Finnbogason sealed a 4 - 2 victory for Heerenveen and moved them to third in the Eredivisie standings, 2 points behind surprise package PEC Zwolle .

“Happy for three points and of course for my first senior goal,” said Kenneth Otigba on Twitter.

Kenneth Otigba, born in Kaduna, has represented Hungary’s Under 14 - 21 selection.

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