There were a host of Nigerian footballers in action for their respective clubs across Europe but Wilfred Ndidi, Asisat Oshoala, Taiwo Awoniyi and two others stood out for us.
Alex Iwobi, Simy Nwankwo, are the other names on our top five Nigerian players from the weekend.
Although, Super Eagles defender Olaoluwa Aina, Kelechi Iheanacho and a few others had a good display over the weekend they just couldn’t get a spot on the list.
5. Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin, Germany)
Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi scored again for Union Berlin who edged Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in Friday’s Bundesliga game.
It was his second league goal within four days after his goal for Berlin in their 2-2 draw against Stuttgart.
He opened scoring for Union Berlin in the 57th minute before Youssoufa Moukoko equalised for Dortmund on 60 minutes.
But with 12 minutes left in the game Marvin Friedrich got the winner for Union Berlin.
The result ended a run of four straight games (three draws, one defeat) without a win for Union Berlin.
They move up to fifth position on 21 points in the Bundesliga table.
Taiwo Awoniyi now has four goals in thirteen league games for Union Berlin, in fact, he has now scored four in six games having gone seven games without a goal.
4. Alex Iwobi (Everton, England)
Super Eagles attacker Alex Iwobi starred in Everton’s 2-1 win against Arsenal at the Goodison Park on Saturday.
The Arsenal’s academy graduate who joined Everton in deal worth £40m last season was a constant threat to his former teammates.
It was Alex Iwobi’s cross that resulted in Everton’s first goal as The Toffees ran away with a hard-fought 2-1 win against The Gunners.
3. Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona Femeni, Spain)
Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala contributed three goals as Barcelona Femeni secured a comfortable 6-0 win against Sevilla in a League game on Saturday.
Asisat Oshoala who was amongst the nominees for UEFA Women’s forward of the year 2020 came off the bench to power her side to their 9th consecutive league win of the season.
Goals from Alexia Putellas Segura, Jenifer Hermoso and Caroline Hansen put Barcelona up in the first half before her introduction at the start of the second half.
Asisat Oshoala scored the fourth goal to put the game to bed before making double assists for Aitana Bonmati who scored the 5th and 6th goals.
She has now scored 7 goals in 9 league games for Barcelona Femeni in Spanish topflight league for Women.
2. Simy Nwankwo (Crotone, Italy)
Super Eagles striker Simeone ‘Simy’ Nwankwo ended his 6-game goal drought with a goal in Crotone’s 3-1 away loss to Sampdoria.
The Lanky striker finally found the back of the net for the first time since he last scored for Crotone in their 1-2 home lose to Atalanta in October.
He now has four goals league goal in thirteen league games.
1. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England)
Although, Jamie Vardy’s goal from the spot kick and an own goal from Toby Alderweireld gifted Leicester City the 2-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Wilfred Ndidi’s input cannot be push aside.
The Nigerian midfielder ticked all the boxes as The Foxes secured all the points against a Jose Mourinho tutoured Tottenahm in their stadium to the shock of football betting fans.
Wilfred Ndidi was a joy to watch for the neutrals, Leicester City players and a pain to the opposition with his tireless display.
He won all his tackles (4), completed 94% of his passes (46), made a massive 19 ball recoveries – the highest any player has ever made in the Premier League in a year.
Wilf won 5 of his duels he contested for, made 2 interceptions, created one chance and made 3 accurate long passes. It was a complete display from the Nigerian.
He showed he could mix it all, defend and as well pass the ball.
Wilfred Ndidi was also rated 9 by Leicester City Mercury: “Back in midfield and back to doing what he does best.
“Wilfred Ndidi was a machine in the middle of the park to snuff out tens of Spurs’ forays forward with tackles and interceptions. Was composed on the ball too. Fantastic.”
Wilfred Ndidi performance was rewarded with the man of the match award.
