As the first international window of the year approaches, Nigerian stars couldn’t run the show as much as possible for their clubs last weekend but Victor Osimhen still stood out for Galatasaray in Turkey ABIODUN ADEWALE recaps their performances TURKEY VICTOR OSIMHEN (GALATASARAY) Galatasaray were on the verge of dropping more points in the...
As the first international window of the year approaches, Nigerian stars couldn’t run the show as much as possible for their clubs last weekend but Victor Osimhen still stood out for Galatasaray in TurkeyGalatasaray were on the verge of dropping more points in the pursuit of the Turkish Super Lig title on Sunday but Osimhen turned up again, netting the winner in their 2-1 victory at Alanyaspor.
Leicester City went into their game against Chelsea with a terrible record, losing 13 of their last 15 games in all competitions. The last time they won a game was a 2-1 win over Tottenham in January. Leicester keeper Mads Hermansen saved Cole Palmer’s penalty, and the Foxes went down to Marc Cucurella’s 60th-minute goal.Another weekend, another 90 minutes for Uche, who continues to ride the tide with Gefate in the Spanish La Liga. The Nigerian midfielder who was recently listed in the Super Eagles’ provisional 39-man list for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe was involved for 90 minutes as Getafe stunned Atletico 2-1.
Getafe’s Mauro Arambarri scored a last-gasp quick-fire double to upset 10-man Atlético Madrid 2-1 on Sunday as Diego Simeone’s side missed a golden opportunity to move to the top of La Liga. Getafe, meanwhile, are 11th in the Spanish topflight with 33 points after 27 games. Uche has only missed one of their matches this season.Super Falcons hopeful Imade was a second-half substitute, featuring for 33 minutes in Granada’s 2-0 loss at home to Athletic Bilbao Women. She has 12 goals in 20 games this season, just four goals behind leading scorer Ewa Pajor of Barcelona.
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