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Weekend Wrap: Nigerian Players Abroad

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It was a weekend Nigerian players won titles, cups and increased their goal tallies in Europe.

Zaidu Sanusi’s 94th minute goal for Porto against Benfica secured the Portuguese league for his side. Their 30th title.

It was a disappointment for Nigerian players at Watford as they got relegated to the Championship. William Troost-Ekong, Samuel Kalu, Dennis Emmanuel, and Ogenekaro Etebo.

Sadiq Umar scored his 17th goal of the season to take his side, Almeria to the top of the La Liga smart bank.

Simon Moses clinched his first trophy with Nantes as they won the Coupe de France for the first time in 20 years.

Alex Iwobi continues to shine as Everton fight relegation with another great performance and assist in their crucial game against Leicester City.

Cyriel Dessers scored a brace, his 8th goal in the 8th start as Feyenoord dent the title hopes of PSV.

Olawoyin Ibrahim continues his impressive form in Turkey as he equalized for his side, Ankara Kociorenguru as they won 2-1. Emeka Friday scored the winner for the home side.



Sulaiman Pooja Adebayo is a FIFA & CAF accredited photo journalist who has covered the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations. He is also working with Imago Images, Germany and a guest contributor for Naija News.