Nigerian exports : Ex-Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd strikers show their class; 8 other players score

Published: October 27, 2021

Allnigeriasoccer.com, regarded as the most reputable outlet on Nigerian players abroad, brings you the Nigeria-eligible players that found the net for their respective clubs in league and cup matches across Europe on Wednesday, October 27.

After five defeats on the bounce, Chelsea academy product Ike Ugbo helped Racing Genk returning to winning ways, scoring a brace as the current holders thrashed Sint-Eloois-Winkel 6-0 in the Belgian Cup.

Ugbo got them on their way when he converted a spot kick in the 33rd minute and netted Genk's fifth of the evening in the 82nd minute, taking his tally to a respectable 4 goals in 11 matches.

Still in the Belgian Cup, Bayern Munich loanee Joshua Zirkzee scored a first half brace as Anderlecht thrashed RAAL La Louvière 7-1.

Ex-Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been in great form of late and confirmed that impressive form by netting his 12th of the season to help Union Berlin defeat SV Waldhof Mannheim 3-1 in the DFB Pokal.

The 2013 U17 World Cup winner, off the bench in the 71st minute, finished from the edge of the box to make it 2-1 four minutes into extra time.

In the Danish Sydbank Pokalen , Manchester United academy product Tosin Kehinde scored in the 61st minute of Randers' 4-0 rout of Middelfart and was joined on the scoresheet by Racing Genk loanee Stephen Odey in the 75th minute.

Another player previously on the books of a Premier League club, ex-Watford striker Isaac Success opened his account for the season as Udinese were held to a 1-1 draw by Verona in a Serie A clash at the Dacia Arena.

On his starting and home debuts for the Bianconeri, Success gave them a dream start when he opened the scoring in the third minute.

Super Eagles striker Peter Olayinka has gotten his mojo back, scoring for the third consecutive Czech Fortuna Liga game as Slavia Prague secured a 1-0 win over Sigma Olomouc.

With just five minutes on the clock, Olayinka chipped the goalkeeper to score what proved to be the game-winning goal.

Over to the Norwegian top-flight. Moses Ebiye made an immediate impact after coming off the bench for Tromso, helping them to a 2-0 win against Odd. He netted the clincher at minute 83, less than two minutes after entering the fray.

Kano-born Austria U21 international Chukwubuike Adamu's 73rd minute goal helped Red Bull Salzburg to a 3-0 success against SKN St. Pölten in an OFB clash at the NV Arena.

In the Croatian Hrvatski nogometni kup, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb defeated the home team NK Varazdin 3-2 , with Nigeria underage international Ibrahim Aliyu needing only six minutes to break the deadlock.

Finally, Geoffrey Chinedu kept his cool to convert a 59th minute penalty as Lahti registered an emphatic 3-0 win over Mariehamn in a Finnish Veikkausliiga Relegation Group tie staged at the Wiklöf Holding Arena.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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