It was another productive weekend for Nigerian footballers across Europe and beyond, as decisive goals, defensive resilience and dramatic moments shaped league standings and title races. From England to Turkey, Portugal to Italy, Super Eagles stars continued to influence outcomes between March 13 and March 15, 2026.
Goalkeepers
– Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham, England): Starred for Wrexham AFC in a 2–0 Welsh derby win over Swansea City, earning Man of the Match with crucial saves throughout the game. Made three crucial saves and kept his 11th clean sheet of the season.
– Maduka Okoye (Udinese, Italy): Produced an exceptional performance, producing 7 saves, 47 touches and completed 22 of 38 passes in Udinese’s 1-0 loss to Juventus.
– Francis Uzoho (Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus): Recorded his second consecutive clean sheet as AC Omonia Nicosia defeated Olympiakos Nicosia 5–0. Delivered a solid performance between the posts, helping his side maintain another shutout.
Defenders
– William Troost-Ekong (Al Ahli SC, Qatar): Made his sixth league appearance for Al Ahli SC in their 1-1 home draw to Al-Arabi. Registered 3 clearances, 5 recoveries, 43 touches and completed 32 of 37 passes.
– Calvin Bassey (Fulham, England): Produced a commanding performance in Fulham’s 0-0 away draw at Nottingham Forest. Won all his ground duels, made six recoveries and completed 56 of his 63 passes while recording 76 touches.
– Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest, England): Delivered a strong display in defence for Forest in their 0-0 home draw with Fulham, completing the full 90 minutes while winning all of his tackles and aerial duels. Also recorded three recoveries, 81 touches and completed 38 of his 44 passes, earning him his first EPL Man of the Match Award.
– Jordan Torunarigha (Hamburger SV, Germany): Played for 79 minutes in Hamburger SV’s 1-1 home draw with FC Köln. Recorded 7 clearances, 2 blocked shots, 1 recovery, 46 touches and completed 33 of 34 passes.
– Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal): Lasted for 66 minutes in FC Porto’s 3-0 home win over Moreirense, registering 4 recoveries, 56 touches, completed 34 of 40 passes.
– Chibuikwe Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor, Turkey): Completed 90 minutes in his side’s 1-0 win over Rizespor. Registered 5 recoveries, 2 interceptions, 2 clearances, 64 touches and completed 43 of 45 passes.
– Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers, England): Inspired a spirited fightback as he grabbed the assist for his side’s equalizer in their late 2-1 away win at Millwall. Completed 19 of 25 passes, recorded 3 shots, with one on target, had 51 touches, 2 recoveries.
Midfielders
– Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium): Played 90 minutes in his side’s crucial 2-1 away win at Westerlo, completing 38 of 44 passes, 53 touches, 4 clearances and 5 recoveries.
– Alex Iwobi (Fulham, England): Played the full 90 minutes for Fulham in their away draw at Nottingham Forest, completing 39 of his 47 passes and finishing with 60 touches.
– Wilfred Ndidi (Beşiktaş, Turkey): Played for 90 minutes in Beşiktaş’s 2-0 away win at Gençlerbirliği S.K., registering 113 touches, 9 recoveries and completed 82 of 90 passes.
– Frank Onyeka (Coventry City, England): Featured for Coventry City but could not prevent his side from suffering a 2-1 home defeat to Southampton. Completed 22 of his 25 passes during his time on the pitch and recorded 37 touches before being substituted in the 77th minute.
– Tochukwu Nnadi (Olympique Marseille, France): Came on as a 93rd-minute sub for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in their narrow 1-0 win over Auxerre.
– Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio, Italy): Lasted 90 minutes, completing 17 of 18 passes, and 28 touches in Lazio’s 1-0 home win over AC Milan.
Forwards
– Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor, Turkey): Continued his remarkable scoring form as he netted the decisive goal in Trabzonspor’s 1-0 victory over Rizespor. Played the full 90 minutes, completing 11 of his 14 passes and recording 34 touches.
– Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray, Turkey): Scored his 12th league goal of the season as Galatasaray secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir. Finished the match with five shots on goal, completed one of his four passes and recorded 12 touches.
– Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England):
– Moses Simon (Paris FC, France): Reached a major career milestone as he made his 200th appearance in the Ligue 1 during Paris FC’s 0-0 draw away to RC Strasbourg. Started the Matchday 26 encounter and featured for 64 minutes before being substituted.
– Sadiq Umar (Valencia, Spain): Played for 56 minutes, in Valencia’s 1-0 loss to Real Oviedo. Recorded 2 shots, completed 4 of 6 passes, had 15 touches.
– Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla, Spain): Came on from the start of the second half in Sevilla’s 5-2 defeat at Barcelona. Had 1 shot, completed 11 of 12 passes, had 24 touches.
– Akor Adams (Sevilla, Spain): Lasted for only the first half and didn’t resume the second half in his side’s 5-2 trashing at Barcelona, had 20 touches and completed 10 of 13 passes.
