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Super Eagles striker bags brace for Belgian club
Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu has continued his impressive goal-scoring form for his Belgian club RKC Genk; scoring twice in Monday night’s 2-2 draw against Oostende in one of the Belgium Jupiler League ties. Genk were playing at home at their Luminus Arena against Oostende and it was the away side who opened the scoring in the 3rd minute through Cameron McGeehan. Onuachu pulled his side level with his 9th-minute equaliser before going on to complete his brace in the 52nd minute and made the game 2-1. However, Senegal forward Makhtar Gueye denied Onuachu and his teammates the maximum points as he restored parity for Oostende seven minutes from time; thus ending the game 2-2. Onuachu has now scored 5 goals in 6 matches for Genk and he is looking good for the upcoming friendly games agai...
Wilfred Ndidi: Why Leicester City move was very scary for me
Wilfred Ndidi claimed he saw his move to Premier League side Leicester City as an opportunity rather than getting carried away with pressure. After three seasons at Belgian top-flight side Genk, the Nigeria international joined the Foxes in a transfer deal worth £17 million. At that time, the King Power Stadium giants were reigning English champions, plus they needed a replacement for N’Golo Kante who had joined Chelsea on a five-year deal. The Frenchman played a starring role in Leicester’s English top-flight-winning campaign where he made 40 appearances while helping France reach the final of Euro 2016. Despite adapting to life quickly at the Luminus Arena after his move from Nigeria’s Nath Boys Academy, Ndidi said he saw an opportunity to ‘develop’, thus, embraced the burden of expectat...
