The 26-year-old has contributed six goals and two assists in 14 league appearances this season while Nwakaeme s assist took his tally to five goals and four assists in 16 matches.
The Nigeria international played the entire duration while Ekuban was replaced in the 80th minute and Djaniny Tavares made way for DR Congo s Benik Afobe, who is on a season-long loan from Stoke City, seven minutes from time.
Togo s Floyd Ayite, Ivory Coast s Giovanni Sio and Senegal s Zargo Toure were the other African stars who featured for Genclerbirligi.
The victory moved Trabzonspor to fifth in the Super Lig table with 33 points from 20 games, and they remain unbeaten this year since they suffered a 2-0 loss against Galatasaray on December 26.
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Anthony Nwakaeme’s goal and assist in midweek continued his rich vein of form against Konyaspor in midweek, and will fancy himself to thrive yet again for Trabzonspor this weekend.
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Stoke City and Watford lock horns this weekend but Nigerians will have a keen interest in this one, given the prospective involvement of Mikel John Obi and William Troost-Ekong.
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Anthony Nwakaeme and Jorge Djaniny were among the goal scorers in Trabzonspor’s 3-1 triumph over Emem Eduok’s Konyaspor in Tuesday’s Turkish Super Lig fixture.
Making his 15th start of the 2020-21 campaign, the Super Eagle delivered an inspiring performance to help the Black Sea Storm secure their eighth win of the season.
Just 22 minutes into the clash staged at the Medical Park Stadium, Nwakaeme gave Abdullah Avcı’s men the lead after guiding Serkan Asan’s cross past goalkeeper Ibrahim Sehic.