Weekly round-up: Nigerian stars shining abroad in Europe’s top leagues

According to NotJustOk Nigeria, Victor Osimhen has spent more of September watching from the bench than playing on it. The Galatasaray striker pulled up with a groin strain during a 3-2 win over İstanbul Başakşehir earlier in the month, and he’s missed three matches since with Galatasaray not committing to a firm return date – just “a few more weeks,” which in football usually means longer. Losing a striker who’d been central to the side’s attack leaves a fairly obvious dent, and it shows up in how often his name gets mentioned in press conferences he isn’t even at. Ademola Lookman , meanwhile, is well past the settling-in stage at Atlético Madrid. He joined on transfer deadline day back in February and scored on his debut, so by now he’s had the better part of a season to get comfortable. Turkey’s Nigerian goal rush Turkey’s Süper Lig continues to be the place where Nigerian strikers go to remind everyone they can sti