Two Super Eagles stars nominated for UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Week
Published: September 09, 2022Two Super Eagles stars Samuel Chukwueze and Peter Olayinka have been nominated for the UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Week, informs the official website of UEFA.
Making his debut in the competition, Chukwueze registered a goal and assist to help Villarreal secure a hard-fought 4-3 win over Lech Poznan at Estadi Ciutat de València on Thursday evening.
After Michal Skoras had opened the scoring for the visitors, Chukwueze restored parity in the 32nd minute when he
latched onto a ball from Mojica and smashed a left-footed volley into the corner of the net.
Five minutes before halftime, Álex Baena gave Villarreal a two-goal cushion assisted by the Nigeria international.
Peter Olayinka helped Slavia Prague earn a valuable point at Ahmed Musa's Sivasspor.
The number 9 won the ball in the Sivasspor half and rushed towards the goal before firing under the crossbar from a tight angle to make it 1-0.
Chukwueze and Olayinka are up against Hasan Ali Kaldırım (İstanbul Başakşehir) and Wouter Burger (Basel) for the UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Week.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : uefa.com
Copyright ANS
All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from allnigeriasoccer.com
- West Ham, Crystal Palace ready to challenge Serie A giants Juventus for Leicester ace Ndidi
- 2024 Super Eagles invitee attracting interest from Tottenham, Fulham and Aston Villa
- 'Simply phenomenal' - Nigeria legend Sunday Oliseh names the best coach in the world
- Manu Garba impressed with Golden Eaglets midfield pre-U17 WAFU B, identifies three positions to fortify
- Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo provides injury update on Awoniyi pre-Everton
- Gift Orban replacement: Gent on brink of deal for tall Danish-Nigerian striker dubbed 'The New Onuachu'
- Spain youth team call-up for former Liverpool winger Elijah Gift; also eligible for Nigeria and Cuba
- Confirmed team news: Super Eagles defender Collins might miss Cardiff City v Southampton
- Photo: Trabzonspor striker Onuachu trains with special bandage ahead of potential return to action
- Transfer guru rules out possibility of 2021 Super Eagles invitee making a return to Chelsea this summer
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football