Fatai & Onuachu Score Hat-Tricks; Braces For Ladapo, Ofoedu & Ibiyomi; Eduok, Udoji, Abraham & Onyedinma Strike

Published: October 20, 2018

Round up of the Nigerian players that were on target for the respective European clubs on Saturday, October 20.

In the EFL Championship, Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham made it four goals in seven matches after netting the winner for Aston Villa in a 1-0 win against Swansea City at Villa Park.

The England U21 striker headed home the winner in the 8th minute in Dean Smith's first game in charge.

A division lower, former Flying Eagles invitee Freddie Ladapo was denied a hat-trick after hitting the post as Plymouth Argyle lost 3-2 at home to Burton Albion.

The ex-Crystal Palace man curled a brilliant shot past goalkeeper Dimitar Evtimov to open the scoring in the 9th minute, then made it 2-1 after capitalizing on a poor back pass on 35 minutes.

Still in the division, Wycombe Wanderers recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Ike Ugbo's Scunthorpe United 3-2 at Adams Park.

Millwall loanee Fred Onyedinma scored a goal of the season contender in the 53rd minute assisted by Adebayo Akinfenwa.

Over to the Danish Superliga, FC Midtjylland hammered FC Nordsjaelland 4-1, with former Nigeria U23 invitee Paul Onuachu netting a hat-trick the champions.

The lanky striker was on target in the 33rd, 53rd and 78th minute, with his last goal assisted by compatriot Rilwan Hassan.

In Finland, AC Kajaani's Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi notched a second half brace to help his team claim a 2-1 win over JJK at Harjun stadion (Jyväskylä). He restored parity in the 50th minute before netting the winner 17 minutes later.

In the Turkish Super Lig, Emem Eduok scored for the third game in a row as Kasimpasa thrashed Akhisarspor 5-0, taking his tally for the season to five goals from nine games. He closed the scoring in the 78th minute.

Chigozie Udoji's 19 minute goal for Enosis Paralimni was cancelled out by Anorthosis's Michal Duris in the 73rd minute in a Cypriot First Division clash at Stadio Tasos Markou (Paralímni). 1-1 it ended.

In the Minsk derby in Belarus, Kehinde Fatai's FC Minks and Dinamo played out a thrilling 3-3 draw, with the former Nigeria U20 star scoring a hat-trick at the Stadion FK Minsk.

The striker struck in the 5th, 45th and 67th minute, taking his tally to 4 goals in 4 matches for the capital outfit.

Last but not least, Chico Ofoedu scored in the 7th and 33rd minute for Maccabi Tel Aviv in their 4-0 rout of Hapoel Hadera in the Israeli Premier League.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel