Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) leading scorer Silas Nwankwo has extended his amazing form in front of goal after he fired the winner for Nasarawa United to advance to the semifinal of the Aiteo Cup at the expense of Gombe United.
Nassarawa United will now face Nwankwo’s former club Sunshine Stars in the semifinal after the Akure club upset Kano Pillars 1-0 in another quarterfinal.
Nwankwo, 18, whose role model is Cristiano Ronaldo, has now scored 18 goals in all competitions – 16 goals in the league and two in the Aiteo Cup.
He has told SCORENigeria his personal target this season is 25 goals.