Strikers Taiwo Awoniyi and Cyriel Dessers may have missed out on the Super Eagles splendid run at the 2023 AFCON, but they have continued to score crucial goals for their respective clubs as the league season across Europe gathers steam.
5.Isaq Abdulrazak
Anderlecht loanee ‘Golden Boy’ is on target for BK Hacken to beat Ostersunds 2-0 in the Swedish Cup. The former Golden Eaglets midfielder will say afterwards that he wishes to stay in Sweden beyond his loan spell, which ends in the summer. He found the going tough in Belgium, but still has a contract with Anderlecht till the summer of 2026.
4.Victor Olatunji
The striker scored a goal and provided an assist against former club Slovan Liberec for Sparta Praha to win 2-1 in a Czech League clash. The 24-year-old striker has now netted three goals in 16 appearances for the league leaders. Last season, he fired eight goals for Slovan Liberec. Sparta are now four points clear of city rivals Slavia Praha at the top of the standings with 56 points from 21 matches.
3.Tolu Arokodare
The former Box-to-Box graduate scored for the second straight game as Genk beat RWDM 3-1 at home to continue to push for a Top-4 finish that will get them into the Championship playoffs. They have 40 points from 26 games, five points behind third-placed Club Brugge. Arokodare has now scored eight goals in 23 league appearances this season.
2.Cyriel Dessers
The Super Eagles striker is one of the reasons Rangers are now top of the table in Scotland after he netted twice in a 3-1 win over Ross County in a postponed game earlier last week. The win put Rangers on equal footing with Glasgow rivals Celtic, before they finally toppled them with a 3-0 win at St-Johnstone Sunday. Rangers now have 64 points, two points ahead of Celtic, while Dessers has scored 10 goals in 23 league appearances.
🏹 Dessers at the double
— SPFL (@spfl) February 15, 2024
Can the forward fire @rangersfc to the #cinchPrem title? pic.twitter.com/2MXS5xYJ2O
1.Taiwo Awoniyi
Nottingham Forest have again boosted their chances of staying up in the Premier League courtesy of a 2-0 win over West Ham United at the weekend with Super Eagles striker Awoniyi grabbing the first goal. They are now five points clear of the relegation zone. Awoniyi has now scored thrice in all three starts vs West Ham. He has netted six goals in the Premier League after overcoming another injury layoff. Last season, the 26-year-old striker finished as his club’s top scorer with 10 goals to keep them afloat.
