Soccernet.ng presents outstanding performances by Nigerian footballers abroad on Sunday, October 22, 2023.
In Belgium, the duo of Jourdan Tornalija and Gift Orbán suffered a crushing defeat, with Gent losing 2-0 to Cercle Brugge.
Meanwhile in Denmark, Stephen O’Day scored for Landers in a thrilling 2-2 draw with Brøndby.
On the French front, Paris FC comfortably defeated Dijon 6-0 without conceding a goal, thanks to a solid performance from goalkeeper Chiamaka Nadozier.
In Italy, Chukwubikem Ikwuemesi made a big impression with an assist in Salernitana’s 2-2 draw with Cagliari.
Ademola Lookman made the difference with Atalanta’s opening goal against Genoa.
Promoted to Romanian Ligue 1, Djibril Ibrahim saved U Craiova from a 1-1 draw with Polytechnic University of Iași in 1948 with a last-minute goal.
In the Serbian Superliga, Mladost Ručany suffered a disappointing 2-1 loss against Radnicki Niš, despite Patrick Eze converting a penalty for the hosts.
In Spain, the trio of Rinsola Babajide, Gift Monday and Esther Okorokwo played for UG Tenerife, who suffered a narrow 2-3 loss to Madrid.
Okoronkwo equalized to make it 2-2 for Tenerife, but a late goal from Laura Dominguez sealed victory for the home team.
The Swedish league saw some notable performances. In Trelleborg’s 0-2 win against Augrite, Henry scored his seventh goal and Godwin Aguda’s excellent brace gave Falkenberg his 0-0 away away to Oskarshamns AIK. I won easily with 4.
In Turkey, Kasumpasa won 0-1 against Sivasspor thanks to Kenneth Omeruo’s excellent defense.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Dennis’ quest for a Super League goal continues after coming on as a substitute in Başaksehir’s goalless draw with Samsanspor in Istanbul.
Osai-Samuel shone for Fenerbahce, scoring the decisive goal from his right-back position in Fisayo Dele-Basil’s thrilling 4-2 win over Hatayspor. Contributed.
