Nigerians abroad: Onyedika hits first Club Brugge brace; Osimhen, Orban, Agada rain goals in Italy, France, USA
Albania
Mustapha Gbolahan broke the deadlock for Kukësi, but Dinamo City struck back as the two teams settled for a 1-1 draw in the Superliga.
Belarus
In the Premier League, Raymond Adeola made it three goals in as many games when he fired in Dinamo Minsk’s first goal as they battled from a two-goal deficit to claim a 2 – 2 draw with Naftan.
Belgium
In the Challenger Pro League, Jordan Attah Kadiri got one of the goals for Francs Borains in their thrilling 2 – 2 draw with Liège.
In the First Division A, Jordan Torunarigha was a rock in defence for KAA Gent as they strolled to a convincing 3-0 win against Westerlo.
Raphael Onyedika delivered a man-of-the-match display in Club Brugge’s exciting 3-1 victory at home to Anderlecht.
Onyedika scored twice, his first-ever league goals since moving to Brugge from FC Midtjylland in June 2022.
Denmark
Stephen Odey netted his first goal of 2024 to round up the scoring for Randers in their 3-1 triumph over Hvidovre in the Danish Superliga.
England
In the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspurs took Nottingham Forest to the cleaners following a fine 3-1 win with Ola Aina featuring for the Reds.
France
In Ligue 1, Terem Moffi could not find his range as OGC Nice were forced to a goalless draw by Reims.
Gift Orban grabbed his first French league goal as Lyon battered Nantes 3-1 inside the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau.
Le travail impeccable de Mama Baldé pour servir Gift Orban qui vient clôturer cette belle soirée ✨💪
Son premier but en @Ligue1UberEats 🔝🔴🔵#FCNOL pic.twitter.com/QPTxwlrwbG
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) April 8, 2024
Germany
In the German Regionalliga, 19-year-old Destiny Uche Obiogumu scored his second goal of the season as Hoffenheim II claimed an excellent 3-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt II.
Italy
In the Italian Serie A, Victor Osimhen scored an excellent header to lift Napoli to a deserved 4-2 away win at Monza.
At the Unipol Domus, Ademola Lookman assisted Atalanta’s consolation goal in the club’s tough 2-1 loss at Cagliari.
Japan
In the J3 League, 22-year-old Promise Ogochukwu opened the scoring for YSCC as they cut Kamatamare Sanuki apart with a 2-0 victory.
USA
In the US League One, Lucky Opara scored the consolation goal for Nothern Colorado as they were torn apart 3-1 by Greenville Triumph.
It was a similar situation for Ibrahim Aliyu in the MLS, as his 65th-minute strike only offered Houston Dynamo mere consolation in their 2-1 defeat at Chicago Fire.
Inside the Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, William Agada bagged his first brace since September 2022 in Sporting KC’s entertaining 3-3 draw with Portland Timbers.
Agada found the net on either side of Daniel Alejandro Rosero’s strike to hand Sporting KC a three-nil into the halftime break.
But only one team seemingly appeared from the dressing room after the interval as Portland Timbers scored thrice in 17 minutes to level the scores.
