Super Eagles stars battle in Saudi Arabia: Troost-Ekong cages Ighalo to bag first league win

William Troost-Ekong celebrated his first win in the Saudi Pro League after helping Al Kholood secure a gritty 1-0 away victory over Odion Ighalo’s Al Wehda on Thursday night, Soccernet.ng reports.

Troost-Ekong, who joined Al Kholood from Greek champions PAOK this summer, had been involved in two defeats and one draw in his first three games for the Ar Rass-based club.

The tide, however, turned in favour of the Super Eagles skipper in his fourth attempt in their away clash with Al Wehda.

2019 AFCON top goalscorer Ighalo was looking for his second goal of the season but Troost-Ekong kept his compatriot quiet to help the visitors keep their first clean sheet.

Spanish attacker Álex Collado netted the only goal of the encounter in the 60th minute to hand Al Kholood all three points out of the relegation zone.

Champions League

Ademola Lookman created two goalscoring chances but Atalanta failed to capitalise as the Italians were held to a goalless draw in Bergamo.

Victor Boniface shone like a million stars as Bayer Leverkusen strolled to a 4-0 away win at Feyenoord in the Netherlands.

Peter Olayinka did his bit for Red Star Belgrade but it was not enough to help his team avoid a 2-1 home loss to Portuguese giants Benfica.

George Ilenikhena powered home a stunning second-half finish to inspire AS Monaco to a thrilling 2-1 victory over ten-man Barcelona.

The Lagos-born teenager, 18, becomes the youngest Champions League goalscorer in the history of Monaco, breaking the record set by Kylian Mbappe.

This post was last modified on September 20, 2024 3:15 pm

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