It will be a Battle of the Super Eagles on May 22 in Dublin when Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta come up against Bayer Leverkusen, who parade Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella, in the UEFA Europa League Final. All three players have been in sparkling form leading up to this game and now the question is – who will be the Super Eagle to fly highest on this day?
5.Odion Ighalo
The durable striker halted a run of going three months without a goal by grabbing a brace for his modest Saudi Arabian club Al Wehda for them to win on the road. The 34-year-old striker has now scored 14 goals in the league this season to further underline his consistency in front of goal. In his first season in Saudi Arabia, he netted nine goals, the following year he recorded 24 goals to finish as Goal King. Last year, he fired 19 goals.
Ibrahim Aliyu scored his fourth league goal of the season in Houston Dynamo’s [1-2] win over Sporting Kansas City FC. pic.twitter.com/2DVW9e0gKb
— Home of Nigerian Football (@EaglesTrackerNG) May 12, 2024
4.Aliyu Bravo
The former Flying Eagles striker has already surpassed his three-goal tally from his debut season in the Major League Soccer (MLS) after snatching the winning goal for Houston Dynamo at Sporting Kansas City. He is now his team’s leading scorer with four goals and an assist. At only 22, ‘Bravo’ is now set to establish himself as a proven goal scorer in the ever-growing American top league.
3.Paul Onuachu
This has been a season when the big Super Eagles striker has got his career back on track after a dream transfer to the Premier League turned into a personal nightmare. His brace against Istanbulspor took his haul for this term to 14 goals, while Trabzonspor will finish a distant third in the Turkish Super Lig behind Galatasaray and Fenerbache.
2.Victor Boniface
The exciting striker scored his 20th goal in all competitions at Bochum for Bayer Leverkusen to now go 50 games without defeat. Compatriot Nathan Tella caused the penalty, which Victor Boniface put away. He has also provided 10 assists for a 30-goal contribution in 32 appearances. Newly crowned Bundesliga champions Leverkusen will battle Atalanta for the UEFA Europa League on May 22, before they take on Bundesliga 2 club Kaiserslautern three days later in Berlin for the German Cup.
What a season Victor Boniface is having 💚🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/Nxdygbto4P
— Frank Khalid OBE (@FrankKhalidUK) May 13, 2024
1.Ademola Lookman
The Super Eagles striker was the star of the show as Atalanta reached their first-ever European Cup final courtesy of a 3-0 win over Olympique Marseille. He scored the opening goal before he delivered an assist for the second goal. He was named Player of the Week for the Europa League. This home win has set up a Europa League Final against fellow Super Eagles stars Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella. Who will carry the day in Dublin on May 22?
