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Victor Osimhen Returns, But Paul Onuachu And Gift Monday Dominate Nigerian Weekend Football

It Was A Busy Weekend For Nigerian Footballers Across Europe And Beyond, With Mixed Performances From The Super Eagles And Super Falcons Stars. While Victor Osimhen Returned From Injury For Galatasaray, It Was Paul Onuachu And Gift Monday Who Truly Stole The Spotlight.

Victor Osimhen Returns

Osimhen Made His Comeback In Galatasaray’s 1-0 Win Over Alanyaspor, Coming On In The 85th Minute For Barış Alper Yılmaz. The Match Marked His First Appearance Since Injuring Himself In Nigeria’s 1-0 Victory Over Rwanda Earlier This Month. Mauro Icardi Scored The Only Goal As Galatasaray Maintained Their Unbeaten Start To The Season.

Paul Onuachu On Fire

In Turkey, Onuachu Took Center Stage With A Brace In Trabzonspor’s 4-3 Away Win Over Fatih Karagümrük, Taking His Season Tally To Five Goals In Seven Games. Felipe Augusto Opened The Scoring, But Onuachu Turned The Game Around With Two Brilliant Goals Before Danilo Sikan Added A Fourth. Despite Two Late Goals From The Home Side, Trabzonspor Held On For A Nervy Victory.

Mixed Weekend For Other Eagles

Ibrahim Olawoyin Played Nine Minutes For Rizespor In A 2-1 Defeat To Kasimpasa, While Cyriel Dessers Missed Out As Panathinaikos Beat Panetolikos 2-1. In France, Terem Moffi Played 75 Minutes For Nice In Their 2-1 Loss To Paris FC, Where Moses Simon Featured Almost Full-Time.

Nigerian Players In England, Italy, Germany, And Beyond

Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, And Calvin Bassey Featured For Fulham In A 3-1 Loss To Aston Villa. Taiwo Awoniyi Was Absent As Nottingham Forest Fell To Sunderland. Ademola Lookman Sat On The Bench In Atalanta’s 1-1 Draw Against Juventus. In Germany, Victor Boniface Came Off The Bench In Werder Bremen’s 4-0 Defeat To Bayern Munich, While Nathan Tella Did Not Feature As Bayer Leverkusen Beat St. Pauli 2-1.

Gift Monday Makes History

On The Women’s Side, Super Falcons Star Gift Monday Made NWSL History With The Fastest Hat-Trick In League History, Leading Washington Spirit To A 4-0 Win Over Houston Dash. She Scored In The 18th, 21st, And 36th Minutes, With Cantore Adding A Fourth Goal For A Comfortable Victory.

Nigerian Stars Showed Moments Of Brilliance This Weekend, With Onuachu And Monday Highlighting Their Exceptional Talent Across The Men’s And Women’s Games.

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