Friday, June 19, 2026

Umar on target as Rizespor suffers defeat to Onyekuru's Galatasaray


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Umar on target as Rizespor suffers defeat to Onyekuru's Galatasaray By Sampson Adedeji Four Nigeria's international were in action on Saturday in the same in the Turkish Super League and gave good account of themselves in the keenly contested tie. Former Dream Team VI midfielder Aminu Umar was the star man as he netted for Rizespor in the 2-3 loss. Algerian international Sofiane Feghouli opened the scoring in the 9th minutes off an assist from Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru. Senegal's Mbaiye Diagne missed a spot kick in the 38th minute before Vedat Muriqi drew Rizespor leveled in the 77th minute. Umar put host ahead in the 77th minute but Galatasaray was awarded another spot kick in the 90th minute and was duly converted by Diagne. Diagne completed his brace in the added minute to make it 2-3 in favour of the away side. Apart from Onyekuru and Umar, defender Chidozie Awaziem was in action for Rizespor alongside Dream Team VII skipper Azubuike Okechukwu.
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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