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Igiebor, Edomwonyi Find Targets In Rizespor’s Massive Win

Nigerian duo of Nosa Igiebor and Bright Edomwonyi were among the scorers for Caykur Rizespor in their 6-0 demolition of Bursaspor in the Turkish Super Lig Clash at the Yeni Rize Sehir Stadi on Sunday.

Cameroonian forward, Leonard Kweuke opened scoring with a brace in the 7th and 36th minutes respectively, Ogulcan Caglayan extended the lead in the 45th minute, Recep Niyaz scored again late in the added minutes of the first half.

The two Nigerian stars, Igiebor and Edomwonyi added their goals to the tally in the 81st and 90 minutes, as the game ended 6-0 at full time in favour of Rizespor.

Edomwonyi featured for the entire duration, while Igiebor came on as second half substitute for Leonard Kweuke in the 82nd minute. Meanwhile, Super Eagles defender, Geoffrey Oboabona was missing in action for Rizespor.

This post was last modified on November 30, 2018 1:58 pm

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