Isaac Promise Becomes First Nigerian Player To Score A Brace In Super Lig In Last 3 Months

A brace from ex Flying Eagles skipper Isaac Promise helped Balikesirspor defeat Eskisehirspor 4 - 1 in the Turkish Super Lig on Friday evening. <br /><br />For the first time since joining Balikesirspor in the winter transfer market, Isaac Promise was on target for his new employer.<br /><br />The 27 - year - old first scored in the 35th minute, breaking his goal drought which lasted for 116 minutes, before netting the third goal for Balikesirspor ten minutes after the interval.<br /><br />Nigeria international Raheem Lawal was not named in Eskisehirspor&rsquo;s 18 - man squad that traveled for the game at the Balıkesir Atat&uuml;rk Stadium.<br /><br />Isaac Promise is the first Nigerian player to score a brace in the Turkish topflight in the last 3 months, with the last pair of goals netted by Joseph Akpala on December 7, 2014 in Karabukspor&rsquo;s 3 - 0 victory over Rizespor.<br /><br />Photo Credit : trabzonspor.org.tr<br />
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