Standout teenage duo Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen continued their impressive goalscoring streaks just days after earning their first international start during an intriguing weekend for Nigerians abroad.
In this feature, ESPN reviews the performance of the nation’s players across European leagues over the weekend following the two-week international break.
England
Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho were both substitutes for Leicester City, who played out a 1-1 draw at Brighton and Hove Albion….
Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze has joined a select group of players to have been handed a maiden international call-up before making their senior league debut after being included in Gernot Rohr’s Nigeria squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.
The 19-year-old has, however, featured for the Yellow Submarine in the Europa League, and marked his third appearance in the competition with an assist against Rapid Vienna last month.
Gernot Rohr is clearly impressed with…