Franklin Tebo, who has been capped by the Super Eagles, was the match winner for Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade to record a 1-0 victory at Lille in a UEFA Europa League Playoffs first leg tie.
Red Star Belgrade scored from a corner kick in first-half stoppage time, with Franklin Tebo applying the finishing touch.
🇪🇺 Lille 0-1 Crvena zvezda pic.twitter.com/ki0g2fqqgg— KING OF GOALS (@KingUnited100) February 19, 2026
The big central defender, 26, nodded home from inside the box off a corner kick in first half stoppage.
It was his first-ever Europa League goal and it proved to be the difference in France as both teams clash again in the reverse clash in Serbia next week.
Sofascore named him Man of the Match with an outstanding personal rating of 9.4 points.
