Super Eagles Striker Kayode, Barcelona Product Ekpolo, Evergreen Defender Oyewole Score In Europe

Published: April 14, 2019

Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective clubs in league matches across Europe on Saturday, April 13.

It has taken ex-Golden Eaglets star Olarenwaju Kayode 12 games in all competitions to open his goalscoring account for Ukrainian Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk this term after finding the net in their 3-0 rout of Zorya Luhansk at the Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.

Four minutes into the second half, the number 8 blasted into the net from close range after making a run into the box.

In the Swedish Allsvenskan, former Nigeria U23 international Godswill Ekpolo scored his first of the season as BK Hacken recorded an impressive 3-0 win at Falkenberg.

The Barcelona product broke the deadlock after 51 minutes at the Falcon Alkoholfri Arena.

Russian-Nigerian defender Adessoye Oyewole, 36, assisted Orenburg claim a 3-2 win against CSKA Moscow by scoring in the 18th minute.

Oyewole sent a left-footed strike into the roof of the net after a free-kick was floated into the box. It was his third goal in the league in the 2018-19 campaign.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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