EFL : Abraham Nets 50th Career League Goal; Plymouth Argyle's Ladapo, Shrewsbury's Okenabirhie Strike
Published: March 30, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of the Nigerian players who were on target for their respective EFL clubs on Saturday, March 30.
In the Championship, Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham netted his 50th career league goal at the age of 21 as Aston Villa recorded a 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers at Villa Park.
All the league goals netted by the England U21 striker have come inside the box, 23 in the colours of Bristol City, 5 for Swansea City and 22 for Aston Villa so far this season.
Abraham tapped home in the ninth minute to give Aston Villa the lead. He was in action for 90 minutes.
A division lower, another Nigerian striker with an impressive scoring stats this season, Freddie Ladapo was on target as Plymouth Argyle surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
On four minutes, the former Flying Eagles invitee opened the scoring when he converted a cross from a teammate, his 17th goal across all competitions.
Finally, one-time Nigeria Football Federation target Fejiri Okenabirhie has now contributed to 22 goals (15 goals, 7 assists) from 43 games in all competitions after finding the net for Shrewsbury Town in a 2-0 victory at Southend United.
Four minutes after the interval, the ex-Arsenal youth-teamer broke the deadlock with a brilliant finish from outside the box.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : avfc.co.uk
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