Super Eagles players were in a brilliant form over the weekend across European leagues, scoring goals and providing assists for their respective clubs.
In the English Premier League, Nigeria international, Ademola Lookman was on target as Leicester City defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday. Lookman has scored 7 goals with 6 assists in all competitions for the Foxes this season.
Alex Iwobi put up a fine performance as Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 on Saturday to boost their chances of escaping the drop. Iwobi was in action for 90 minutes in the keenly contested encounter.
The 25-year-old has made 20 league appearances for the Toffees this season with two goals to his name.
In the Spanish LaLiga, Samuel Chukwueze provided an assist, as Villarreal settled for a 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao in Saturday’s La Liga encounter.
In the Italian SerieA, Victor Osimhen scored a goal and provided an assist, but that could not save Napoli from suffering a 3-2 defeat to Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday. Osimhen has now scored 16 goals with one assist in all competitions this season.
In the French Ligue1, Terem Moffi scored 2 goals with 2 assist as Lorient trashed Saint-Etienne 6- 2 on Friday.
Moffi remains Lorient’s top scorer this season with 7 goals and 4 assists in all competitions.
Super Eagles winger, Simon Moses was in action as Nantes held Brest in a 1-1 draw in Sunday’s Ligue 1 game. Moses made his 25th appearance, and has scored three goals with seven assists in all competitions for Nantes this season.
In Scotland, Super Eagles midfielder, Joe Aribo was on target as Rangers defeated St. Mirren 4 -0 away from home on Sunday.
Aribo scored a spectacular strike in the 76th minute from outside the box with the left foot. Aribo has scored eight goals and registered six assists in 31 Scottish Premier League games for Rangers so far this season.
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