Paul Onuachu will be hoping that his first start and maiden goal for Belgium Pro League side Genk — both of which arrived last weekend in the 2-1 loss to Sporting Charleroi — kick-starts a process that ultimately sees him become the attacking spearhead of both the ‘Blauw-Wit’ and Nigeria’s Super Eagles.
Onuachu, 25, moved to the Luminus Arena from Danish side Midtjylland in August, having impressed Genk with a haul of 45 goals in the Superliga across the past three seasons.
For a man who stands…
With the football season winding down, and the Africa Cup of Nations barely two months away, Nigerian players have been making performance statements all over Europe and beyond.
Freshly minted Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu was the pick of the bunch in a month of fine offensive and defensive displays.
1. Paul Onuachu (FC Midtjylland)
Onuachu announced himself to Nigerians with a spectacular goal inside the opening 10 seconds of Nigeria’s 1-0 win against Egypt in March, setting the record for…
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Paul Onuachu bagged a hat-trick in FC Midtjylland’s 4-1 away victory at FC Nordsjaelland. The lanky forward scored in the 33rd, 53rd and 78th minutes, taking his tally up to seven Danish Superliga goals this season.
Former Flying Eagles striker Kehinde Fatai also netted a hat-trick in the Minsk derby played in Belarus.
Fatai scored in the fifth, 45th and 67th minutes as Dinamo Minsk…
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