The past week or so belonged to no other person but Victor Osimhen. On the back of his hat-trick against Benin in a crunch 2026 World Cup qualifier in Uyo, the star striker fired twice for Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League before he followed that up with his third goal in a home win in the Turkish Super Lig.
5. Charles Uba
The Lillestrom loanee again caught the eye as newly crowned champions of Sweden Mjallby beat Norrkoping 2-1 at home. He earned a 7.5 rating by Soccerway, the highest in this match. He has made 11 appearances and scored a goal as Mjallby surprised the formbooks to run away with the Swedish championship this season.
4.Chidozie Awaziem
The central defender was the Man of the Match with a rating of 7.8 points according to Soccerway as FC Nantes won 2-1 at promoted Paris FC in this French Ligue 1 contest. Nantes were overall the better team up against their former star Moses Simon with Awaziem resolute in the heart of their back four. Interestingly, Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle said he was impressed with the defender’s display. Will he now recall him for next month’s 2026 World Cup Playoffs?
3.Gift Orban
The one-time Super Eagles invitee scored his second Serie A goal for Hellas Verona to draw 2-2 at home with Cagliari. The former Lyon forward hit target in the 59th minute for the home team to lead 2-0. However, Cagliari staged a comeback to salvage a point from this encounter. Verona will need more goals from Gift Orban to stay away from the relegation zone. They are currently 17th in the standings with five points from eight matches, just a point above the drop zone.
2.Bamidele Yusuf
The winger scored his first-ever UEFA Europa League goal and it proved to be the match winner for Hungarian champions Ferencvaros at Red Bull Salzburg of Austria. Yusuf scored in the 58th minute with a composed finish to make it 3-1 for the visitors, who had come back from a goal down. The home team fought back to pull a goal back at 3-2, but Ferencvaros held out thereafter. They now have seven points after three rounds of games in the Europa League and will next host Ludogorets of Bulgaria in the next round of matches.
This goal from Victor Osimhen shows pure striker’s instinct. The timing, the touch and the finishing. It’s only a confident, top class forward that could pull that off
— babatunde (@babson04) October 26, 2025
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1.Victor Osimhen
Osimhen was the undisputed Nigerian star of the past week fresh from a hat-trick against Benin that kept alive the Super Eagles hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. He followed up on his double against Bodo/Glimt of Norway in the UEFA Champions League with his third goal in the Turkish Super Lig as Galatasaray stopped Goztepe 3-1 to extend their lead at the top of the table. With 28 points, they are now five points clear of closest rivals Trabzonspor after just 10 rounds of matches in the Super Lig. He has now fired 43 goals in 50 appearances for the Turkish champions to match the tally of goals coach Okan Buruk achieved when he played for the Istanbul giants.
