It was Josh Maja who grabbed the winning goal for West Bromwich Albion to win 2-1 at Stoke City and remain unbeaten so far.
It was his fourth goal of the new English Championship season after he coolly finished off a nice team play on 32 minutes.
The Super Eagles striker fired a hat-trick on the opening day of action against QPR.
He has fought back to top reckoning after he lost most of last season to injury.
Compatriot Semi Ajayi also featured for the full duration for West Brom.
West Brom are now fourth on the table with seven points from three matches.
Lucky Maduka Okoye survives penalty scare
Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye must count himself a very lucky man tonight when his Italian Serie A club Udinese scraped a 1-0 home win over promoted Como and he had to survive a stoppage time penalty against his club. VAR showed an Udinese defender handled the ball inside his box and the referee promptly […] More Continue reading here ▶
Falconets kick off World Cup campaign midnight
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Osimhen No Deal: Agent to blame insists Super Eagles striker
Victor Osimhen has yet to transfer away from Napoli after proposed moves to PSG, Chelsea, Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia fell through. And now former Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye has said Osimhen’s agent, Roberto Calenda, is to blame for this no deal. “When I had this issue at West Brom, I had to sack […] More Continue reading here ▶
Flying Eagles striker quits Belgium for England
Flying Eagles striker Ahmed Abdullahi has quit Belgian club KAA Gent to sign a four-year contract with English Championship side Sunderland. The 20-year-old Abdullahi has an option for a further year. The former Golden Eaglets star has been banging the goals for Gent second team – 21 goals in 28 appearances – but did not […] More Continue reading here ▶
