Ex-Liverpool Trialist Njoku Nets Hat-Trick In 24 Minutes In Israeli League
Former Liverpool trialist Jacob Njoku continues to impress in his first season as a professional after netting a hat-trick in Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla’s 5-2 rout of Hapoel Afula in the Israeli Leumit League on Friday.<br /><br />The 18-year-old striker leveled the scoreline at 1-1, with a brilliant shot into the top corner after 24 minutes. <br /><br />In the 45th minute, the former Nigeria U15 international got his second game of the game, before bagging a hat-trick three minutes out of intermission, taking advantage of the opponents’ weak defense before slotting the ball past the goalkeeper.<br /><br />A product of the academy team of Porto and United Arab Emirates side Al Oruba, Njoku trialed with Liverpool in April 2016 but was not offered a contract after the tests. <br /><br />He later joined Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla in August.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br /> <a class="scorelink" href="http://www.livescore.com/soccer/israel/leumit-league/hapoel-afula-vs-beitar-tel-aviv-ramla/1-2325552/" data-type="link"></a><a class="scorelink" href="http://www.livescore.com/soccer/israel/leumit-league/hapoel-afula-vs-beitar-tel-aviv-ramla/1-2325552/" data-type="link"><span class="hom"></span></a>
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