Nigerians Shine as Trabzonspor Defeats Galatasaray 2-1
In a Turkish Super Lig match on Saturday, Trabzonspor secured a 2-1 victory over league leaders Galatasaray, with significant contributions from three Nigerian players: Paul Onuachu, Chibuik Nwaiwu, and Anthony Nwakaeme. Paul Onuachu opened the scoring early in the match, marking his first goal against Galatasaray and increasing his league tally to 22 goals for the season.
Galatasaray, missing Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen due to injury, managed to equalize in the second half. However, Trabzonspor regained the lead when Chibuik Nwaiwu scored the decisive goal, marking his third league goal of the campaign.
Anthony Nwakaeme provided the assist for this crucial strike. The combined efforts of Onuachu, Nwaiwu, and Nwakaeme proved decisive in securing three points for Trabzonspor in a tightly contested match.
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