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Victor Osimhen has his eyes on Turkish League golden boot as the Super Eagles striker striker took another step towards achieving the feat over the weekend.
Cyriel Dessers is not leading the race for the golden boot on the Scottish league buy the Super Eagles striker continues to impress in front of goal.
Super Falcons duo Ashleigh Plumptre and Francesca Ordega got on the scoresheet in Al-Ittihad ladies big win.
We examine how some Nigerian players fared for their respective clubs in Europe and other part of the world fared from Friday to Sunday.
Victor Osimhen
Osimhen os leading the race to win the golden boot in the Turkish Super League. The top striker scored Galatasaray’s third goal in the 5-1 demolition of Eyuspor on Sunday evening. Osimhen now has 22 goals and he is closely followed by Istanbul Basaksehir striker Krzysztof Piatek who is two goals shy.
Cyriel Dessers
Dessers scored his 13th league goal of the season in Rangers’ two-all draw against St. Mirren away from home. The 30-year-old striker scored the opener three minutes before halftime. Dessers is three goals away from toppling Celtic’s Japanese stiker Daizen Maeda.
Plumptre and Ordega
Ashleigh Plumptre and Francesca Ordega scored in Al-Ittihad ladies 6-0 bashing of Eastern Flames in the Saudi Arabia Women’s football league. Plumptre scored a brace while Ordega scored one in the comprehensive win.
Iwobi and Tella
The duo provided assists for their respective club sides. Alex Iwobi grabbed his sixth Premier League assist in Fulham’s 2-1 win over Paul Onuachu and Joe Aribo’s Southampton.
Nathan Tella helped Patrick Schick in getting his 19th Bundesliga goal of the season as Bayer Leverkusen secured a 2-0 win over Frank Onyeka’s Augsburg at the Bay Arena on Saturday.
