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Nigerian Defender Godswill Ekpolo Thrilled To Grab First Cypriot First Division Goal

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Nigerian born defender, Godswill Ekpolo couldn’t hide his delight after scoring his first Cypriot First Division goal.

The rock-solid defender capped his brilliant performance against Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia with an exquisite finish to open up his goal account in the Cypriot First Division after joining from Swedish side Norrköping.

Delighted Ekpolo who lasted for all 90mins took to his official social media handles to express his delight following his first League scoredf against Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia at the Alphamega Stadium.

“Happy to score my first goal for the club, Apollon Limassol, and for the great performance of the team” Ekpolo concluded in his tweet.
In the keenly contested fixture, Godswill Ekpolo, who made way upfront following a corner kick was the first to open scoring with his 14th minute goal.

The visitors, Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia, responded and restored parity at the 18th minute before Apollon Limassol establish before the half time break off the boot of Ioannis Pittas.

Back into the second half, Apollon Limassol stretched the game out of sight of the visitors with an 80th minute goal, a goal which earned Apollon Limassol maximum points at full time

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Super Eagles Defender Bruno Onyemaechi Makes Liga Portugal Team of The Week

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Nigeria international Bruno Onyemaechi has been named in the Liga Portugal Team of The Week for match-day 25 following an impressive performance despite his side disappointing home defeat.

Onyemaechi who played from the left back position was the cynosure of all eyes as he was rugged defensively and a menace to the opponent’s backline offensively.

The Super Eagles star was handed a deserving start in the starting XI by Petit and he went ahead to hug headlines following his stellar performance in the game.

The 23-year-old utility player played out all 90mins in the keenly contested fixture as he recorded a decent number of completed passes and recovery defensively.

Bruno made the list alongside players of other teams who were outstanding for their various clubsides.

Following his outstanding performance, the Nigerian international is currently on a National team assignment as he teamed up with the rest of the Super Eagles squad earlier today ahead of the team showdown against Guinea-Bissau in an AF ON qualifiers double header.

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Ibrahim Olawoyin Makes Turkish TFF First League Team of The Week

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Nigeria international Ibrahim Olawoyin has been named in the TFF First League Team of The Week for match-day 27 following an impressive performance that inspired Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü to a resounding 3-1 home win against Altay Spor Kulübü.

Olawoyin was the major catalyst as the Karadeniz Atmacası claimed a convincing 3-1 win at Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium on Saturday.

The In-Form Nigerian was handed a deserving start in the starting XI by Bülent Korkmaz and he went ahead to hug headlines following his stellar performance in the game.

The 25-year-old scored the first goal in the game in the early minutes after he found his way to dribble to goal off an assist from fellow Compatriot, Azubuike Okechukwu.

A first half goal which changed thee game to Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü way as they went ahead to score (2) more goals to bring the final scoreline to 3-1.

‘Brymzy’ made the list alongside players of other teams who were outstanding for their various clubsides.

Will be recalled this would be the second consecutive listing of the Nigerian winger in the best performers list.

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Super Eagles camp bubbles with 19 players Following Bruno Onyemaechi’s arrivals

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The Nigeria Super Eagle’s camp bubbled and has its numbers of players increase to (19) with the arrival of Boavista Futebol Clube defender, Bruno Onyemaechi as well as other invited foreign pros ahead of the team all important fixture against Guinea-Bissau side.

In a bid to book a place in the AFCON, the Nigeria Super Eagle’s will be engaging in a doubleheader Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau later this month

The Super Eagles will play the first leg at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on March 24 with the second leg taking place three days later at the 24 de Setembro Nacional Stadium.

In view of the important fixture, Nigeria Super Eagles gaffer, José Peseiro, have listed (24) players to execute the two legged qualifiers series.

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