IK Uche Scores in Villarreal Win

Nigeria international, Ikechukwu Uche scored Villarreal’s second goal in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat of Cordoba at the Estadio Nuevo Arcangel.

Uche, 30, came on for Gerard Moreno in  the 63rd minute and waited only seven minutes to get among the goal scorers. Villarreal had taken the lead through Luciano Vietto in the 24th minute.

The Super Eagles forward fired a right-footed shot into the top left corner of Cordoba’s goal from a Jonathan dos Santos’ assist.

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Ikechukwu Uche Celebrates his Goal Against Cordoba. Image: Getty.
Ikechukwu Uche Celebrates his Goal Against Cordoba. Image: Getty.

The goal took Uche’s tally for the season to four in 684 minutes of La Liga football.

Musa scores in a 5-goal thriller

Ahmed Musa was on target as his Russian club CSKA Moscow romped to a 5-0 victory over FC Ufa on Saturday.

Musa came on in the 62nd minute for Cote d’Ivoire striker Seydou Doumbia before getting on the score sheet with his 88th-minute effort to complete a 5-0 hammering.

The Super Eagles winger has now scored six times this season.