In the Spanish Women’s top division, Nigerian players Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide continue to shine, scoring for Tenerife Women in a 2-1 victory over Valencia. Monday equalized with a penalty in the 52nd minute, while Babajide secured the win with a goal in stoppage time. Tenerife’s win moved them up to sixth place in the league standings.
In Italy, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru found the back of the net for Lazio in a 5-1 triumph over Monza. Dele-Bashiru scored shortly after being subbed on in the 65th minute, adding to Lazio’s commanding performance.
Other Nigerian players in action abroad include Chrisantus Uche at Getafe in La Liga, Umar Sadiq at Valencia, Gabriel Osho at Auxerre in France, Adebayo Adeleye at Paralimni in Cyprus, Toni Payne at Everton in England, Cyriel Dessers at Rangers in Scotland, Flourish Sebastine at Galatasaray Women in Turkey, Victor Osimhen at Galatasaray, and Bright Osayi-Samuel at Fenerbahce. Each player had varying degrees of success in their respective matches over the weekend.