Nigerians abroad: Ajibade stands out for Atletico Madrid; Ajayi ...

Soccernet.ng kept tabs on dozens of matches potentially featuring Nigerian footballers across different leagues worldwide on Friday, May 24, 2024.

John Ebuka scored two brilliant goals to hand Ceramica Cleopatra a two-nil lead at ENPPI but the hosts fought back remarkably in the second half to seal a thrilling 3-2 Premier League win.

In the Kakkonen, Callistus Chukwu and Oluwafemi Ajayi were on the scoresheet for OPS in their 3-0 victory against JS Hercules.

In the Super League, Ismahil Akinade opened the scoring with a 36th-minute penalty to help Terengganu to an impressive 3-0 win at home to Kelantan Darul Naim.

Chinonyerem Macleans netted her fourth goal in the last five games to propel Lokomotiv Moskva to a 2-0 away victory at Zvezda Perm.

Elsewhere, Francisca Ordega was impressive as CSKA Moskva made it ten wins in ten games with a slim 1-0 victory over Lokomotiv Moskva.

Lagos-born teen sensation Ejike Opara assisted Novi Pazar’s opening goal in their hard-fought 2 – 1 Super Liga victory against Radnički Niš inside the Caizcoin Arena.

Rasheedat Ajibade rounded up the scoring for Atletico Madrid as they taught Levantes Las Planas a harsh lesson following a 3-1 Premier League win at the Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares.

Ajibade is the second-highest goalscorer for Atletico with nine league goals and has played a crucial role as the club looks set to pick up the last remaining Champions League spot.

Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide did their bit for UD Tenerife but they were no match for Athletic Club who battered them 4-1 in Lezama.

Chisom Egbuchulam created the opening goal for Brazil’s Gabrielzinho to help Hatta to a 1 – 1 Pro League draw with Al Jazira.