Simy Nwankwo Breaks 10 Year Old European Record
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Simy Nwankwo, talented Super Eagles striker and Crotone of Italy marksman on Saturday scored his 17th goal of the season to equal Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s 10-year-old goalscoring record.
Crotone, lost 2-1 to Udinese.
Yakubu held the record for the most goals by a Nigerian in a single season in any of the top five leagues in Europe English Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Série A, Ligue A. He scored 17 goals with Blackburn Rovers in the 2011/12 season.
Nwankwo’s Crotone entered the fixture rooted to the bottom of the table with relegation breathing down their neck.
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