Super Eagles striker Sadiq Umar enjoyed a most rewarding past week on and off the pitch – he fired two important goals back-to-back that earned Valencia four valuable points in their fight to escape relegation from the Spanish La Liga. And off the, his club, Ranchers Bees, won promotion to the top-tier NPFL.
π¨π³π¬ π‘ππͺ: MOSES USOR HAS SCORED 6 G/A IN HIS LAST SIX GAMES. NO NIGERIAN WINGER IN THE WORLD SCORED MORE.
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5.Moses Usor
The promising winger was on target in the big win at Hartberg for him to now rattle in 13 goals and five assists for Austrian club LASK this season. The racy winger has shown that he is a major threat on the counter armed also with a bullet of a shot. This is certainly one player who deserves a look-in by the Super Eagles after proving his consistency over the years in the Austrian Bundesliga.
4.Taiwo Awoniyi
He again came off the bench to make his impact as Nottingham Forest eased their relegation fears with a comprehensive 5-0 thumping of home team Sunderland. He provided an assist in this hugely significant victory on the road that has more or less lifted to safety in the Premier League. The striker has again proved he is a Premier League player even if he was no longer in favour at Forest.
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The match-winning moment from Afeez inside the opening minute π@aremu_4 pic.twitter.com/DKvNJ8ZRTf— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) April 25, 2026
3.Afeez Aremu
The defensive midfielder scored his first goal for Aberdeen to beat Kilmarnock in the Scottish Relegation Playoffs. He got on the scoreboard after just 51 seconds and that effort proved to be the major difference between the two teams on the day.
2.Victor Osimhen
The Super Eagles star striker again rose to the big occasion when he opened scoring in ‘The Intercontinental Derby’ against bitter rivals Fenerbache. It was his 13th Super Lig goal and his 20th goal in all competitions this season. It was also a fitting response by Osimhen to the mind games leading up this crucial derby after Fenerbache petitioned the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to disqualify the striker from the game because of the protective arm device he had to wear after surgery last month. His opening goal in front of the home fans inspired a 3-0 humiliation of Fenerbache and Galatasaray now just need a point Saturday at Samsunspor to win a fourth straight Super Lig crown.
1.Sadiq Umar
The bean-pole striker was Nigeria’s most outstanding performer of the past week. In midweek, he scored the equaliser to salvage a precious point at Mallorca as Valencia battled to stay up in the Spanish La Liga. And then at the weekend, he again scored in a 2-1 home win over Girona to move five points clear of the relegation zone. The icing on the cake for Sadiq in this most fulfilling week is that hometown club Ranchers Bees, which he co-owns, gained promotion to the Nigerian top flight after more than 25 years in the wilderness. He could not hoped for a better past few days.
