Ademola Lookman was the star of the show when he made a dream debut for Atletico Madrid in a massive Cope del Rey victory at Real Betis even though his La Liga debut at home three days later against the same team did not go to plan.
5. Mubarak Suleiman
The young midfielder came off the bench in the closing minutes to score on his debut for Czech defending champions Slavia Praha. The 19-year-old former Right 2 Win graduate underlined the huge progress he has made in five months in Europe with a sublime fourth goal in the home trouncing of Mlade Boleslav. He showed great composure inside the box as he finished off a through ball. Slavia Praha are four points clear of local rivals Sparta after 21 rounds of matches in the Czech top flight.
4. Yira Sor
The former Flying Eagles winger came off the bench to boost Genk chances of reaching the championship playoffs by scoring in a 2-0 home win over Anderlecht. He came on in the 64th minute and four minutes later broke the deadlock for the home team. They are now eighth in the standings in Belgium with 32 points from 24 matches, just a point outside the Championship Playoffs bracket. Yira Sor got a personal rating of 7.7 points. He has now scored three goals and made an assist this season.
3. Victor Osimhen
The Super Eagles striker netted his ninth goal in the Turkish Super Lig for Galatasaray to win 3-0 at Rizespor. The Super Lig top scorer last season is steadily pushing through the goals chart, six goals behind compatriot Paul Onuachu of Trabzonspor. ‘Gala’ are now six points clear of bitter rivals Fenerbache, who have a game in hand.
2. Paul Onuachu
The giant centre-forward fired a brace at Samsunspor for Trabzonspor to win 3-0 on the road and stay within the front runners in the Turkish top league. Onuachu has enjoyed a great run since his return from the 2025 AFCON in Morocco. He has now scored 15 goals to be among the leading scorers in the competition. His club are third on the table with 45 points from 21 matches, seven points adrift of leaders Galatasaray.
🇳🇬⚡️ The moment Ademola Lookman (28) scored on his DEBUT for Atleti! ❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/y9XZkbD3nC
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1. Ademola Lookman
Ademola Lookman posted the most outstanding individual performance by a Nigerian player this past week when he scored a goal and made another on his debut for Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Copa del Rey. Atletico won 5-0 at fellow La Liga side Real Betis with ‘Mola’ enjoying rave reviews that a new star is born. However, both Ademola Lookman and his new club were brought back to earth three days later when Betis recorded their first La Liga victory at Atletico to partly avenge for that humiliation. This shows just how things can go from super to disastrous.
