Nigerian Stars On Fire In Europe : Obasi, Kalu, Akinyemi Net Maiden Goals; 5 Others Score

Published: September 16, 2018

Round up of the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective European clubs in matches that took place on Sunday, September 16.

Newly capped Nigeria international Samuel Kalu ended a dry spell of 424 minutes without scoring a goal after finding the net as Bordeaux were held to a 3-3 draw by Nimes in a Ligue 1 clash at Matmut Atlantique.

The former Gent man found the net in the 57th minute to give Bordeaux a 3-2 lead, his first goal in six appearances.

In the Russian Premier League, experienced 35-year-old defender Adessoye Oyewole pulled a goal back in the 48th minute as Orenburg were beaten 2-1 by Zenit in the seventh round of matches.

Elsewhere, there was a moment for fullback Akeem Latifu to savour after netting his first goal in the Norwegian First Division for Sogndal, who lost 2-1 to Ullensaker / Kisa IL.

Playing his 20th league game for Sogndal, the ex-Flying Eagles star struck in the 11th minute to open the scoring.

Remaining in the Norwegian second-tier, Moses Ebiye, 21, made it three goals in three games after scoring a brace in Strømmen's 3-2 win against HamKam at Strømmen Stadion.

Michael Ogungbaro has also rediscovered his goalscoring touch, he scored in the 27th minute as Asane claimed a 2-0 win over Jerv. It was his second goal in his last three games.

Adeleke Akinyemi's career at IK Start is finally up and running after netting his maiden goal in their 3-0 rout of Ifeanyi Matthew's Lillestrom.

The 20-year-old fired blanks against Strømsgodset, Odds BK and Kristiansund BK but it took him five minutes to open the scoring today against LSK.

In the Swedish Allsvenskan, Super Eagles star Chinedu Obasi waited for four games before opening his account for his new club Elfsborg in the league. He found the net in the 23rd minute in his side's 2-2 draw with IFK Gothenburg.

Finally, Yusf Otubanjo was on target in the 57th minute of LASK's 3-1 win at Mattersburg in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel