Na Blank Nigerian Stars Fire For Tough Weekend

E no be sweet weekend for many Nigerian ballers across Europe as dem fire blanks for dia various leagues. For Turkey, Victor Osimhen wey just score hat-trick against Ajax for midweek play full 90 minutes for Galatasaray but no fit continue him hot form as di Turkish champions lose 1-0 to Kocaelispor. Him late goal for 83rd minute chop VAR offside wahala. For England, Frank Onyeka no get minutes as Brentford beat Newcastle 3-1, while Chrisantus Uche still dey bench for Crystal Palace 0-0 draw with Brighton. Taiwo Awoniyi manage 32 minutes for Nottingham Forest 3-1 win over Leeds but e never score dis season. For women side, Super Falcons keeper Chiamaka Nnadozie make three hot saves to help Brighton Women draw 1-1 with Liverpool, while Rofiat Imuran shine for London City Lionesses 4-2 win over Tottenham. Toni Payne too make her first assist of di season as Everton Women lose 2-1 to Manchester City.

For Spain, Edna Imade of Real Sociedad no score or assist as dem beat Espanyol 3-2, ending her five-game scoring streak though she still hold seven goals in eight matches and just bag Liga F Player of di Month award. For Greece, Bruno Onyemaechi no feature again as Olympiacos beat Kifisia 3-1. For France, Terem Moffi return from calf injury with 12-minute run as Nice lose 2-1 to Metz. Ademola Lookman for Italy start for Atalanta but no find net as dem chop 3-0 loss from Sassuolo, while Maduka Okoye concede two for Udinese 2-0 loss to Roma. Raphael Onyedika play full 90 minutes as Club Brugge lose 1-0 to Anderlecht for Belgium, and for Portugal, Zaidu Sanusi no make Porto squad wey beat Famalicao. Na tough outing overall as plenty Nigerian stars fail to find goal or glory dis weekend.