His ability to turn his dial up as the level and stakes demanded bore this out: in the Jupiler League, he accounted for 30 percent of Eupen’s goal total in 2016/17, and when the Europa League play-offs came around at the end of that season, he positively exploded, scoring 10 goals (exactly half the club’s total) in 10 matches.
It was unsurprising, then, that he began to attract interest from around Europe.
It was not just his eye for goal that was so enticing, of course.
Starting from a nominal wide position, Onyekuru possessed a sharp burst of acceleration, was an outstanding finisher and excelled at skipping past challenges on either side, most often zipping toward goal immediately but also capable to rinsing the full-back on the outside.
NPFL: To be or not to be?
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Nigerian Professional Football League
By Jacob Ajom
The Nigerian Professional Football League officially began in 1990, following the full consideration and implementation of the report of the Nathaniel Idowu-led Committee. The report includes, among other things, a business-oriented approach to the running of professional football in Nigeria.
This was supposed to reflect in the manner clubs are run, players’ remuneration and the league. Clubs were given a five-year grace to build their own stadiums; clubs were supposed to go public and sell shares in the capital market; the government was supposed to ease its stranglehold on the country’s football mechanism, while club managers and managements were tasked with how to initiate programmes that can generate enough revenue for clubs and break away from being too dependent on government funding.
Nigeria’s national Under 20 team, the Flying Eagles are on the brink of exit from the 2020 WAFU B U-20 Cup of Nations after they lost 1-0 to Ghana in a Group B clash at the Stade Charles de Gaulles, Porto Novo, Benin Republic on Wednesday.
Tidesports source gathered that Ladan Bosso’s side needed an outright win to advance into the semi-finals but a brilliant free kick from Precious Boah in the 82nd minute sealed a nervy win for the Black Satelites in the West African Derby.
They had earlier been held to a 1-1 draw by Ivory Coast in their opening game on Sunday.