Basel's Okafor, FC Zurich's Odey, Everton Loanee Henry Score In Cup Games
Published: April 26, 2019Catch up on the Nigeria-eligible players that found the net for their respective European clubs in matches that took place on Thursday, April 25.
At the Stadion Letzigrund, Switzerland U19 international Noah Okafor was on target as FC Basel qualified for the final of the Schweizer Pokal by beating FC Zurich 3-1.
The versatile winger needed only five minutes to open the scoring when his brilliant swerving shot from just outside the box beat the goalkeeper.
A close range header from Super Eagles striker Stephen Odey in the fourth minute of stoppage time made it 3-1.
Galatasaray advanced to the final of the Turkish Cup after registering a 5-2 road win against Yeni Malatyaspor at the Yeni Malatya Stadyumu (Malatya).
Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru was the star of the show, scoring a brace and providing an assist in the comprehensive win by The Lions.
The Everton loanee set up the first goal scored by Martin Linnes in the fifth minute, he then made it 3-1 in the 58th minute as he rounded the goalkeeper to score from an acute angle before netting his 14th of the season on 74 minutes.
Galatasaray will face Akhisarspor in the Turkish Cup final on May 16 in Sivas.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : galatasaray.org
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