It’s matchday 1 across top European leagues, and Nigerian players weren’t found wanting in goals, assists, and overall top performances as Super Eagles stars shine.
Nigeria has 9 players in the English Premier League, and surprisingly, it’s a defender who made the spotlight his own.
Here is a Sportsintel breakdown of how Nigeria’s top performers delivered on opening weekend.
Super Eagles Stars Shine: Semi Ajayi (Hull City)
CHIDERA EJUKE
Ejuke came off the bench and made an immediate impact, scoring as Sevilla beat Athletic Club 3-1 at San Mamés.
SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE
The attacker signs off Milan’s opening-day win as the standout performer.
The Nigerian winger set up Adrien Rabiot and created four chances in a lively display as AC Milan edged Torino 2-1 to start their Serie A campaign with a victory.
Also, he registered 1 assist and 4 key passes in 90 minutes, while completing 76% of his passes.
VICTOR OSIMHEN
Osimhen scored a brace and provided an assist as Galatasaray cruised to a 4-0 win over Erzurumspor. He has now scored four goals in the league this season, having netted twice in Galatasaray’s opening league fixture.
Zaddock Yohanna
Zadok Yohanna made his English Premier League debut for Brighton against Aston Villa at the age of 19, becoming one of Nigeria’s youngest ever to make an EPL debut. He featured for 12 minutes.
NATHAN TELLA
He was again the Super Sub, coming off the bench to score in a 4-0 German Cup win by Bayer Leverkusen.
Tella scored his team’s third goal with a left-footed shot against Liga 3 club SV Wehen Wiesbaden.