In Germany, Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella won their second trophy of the season with Bayer Leverkusen after beating lower division club Kaiserslautern 1-0 in the final of the German Cup on Saturday. Tella was introduced for Jeremie Frimpong in the 90th minute to help see out the remainder of the game, while Boniface was an unused substitute. It is Leverkusen’s second trophy for the season after landing a first-ever Bundesliga title.
In Italy, Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman was on target for Atalanta in their 3-0 win over Torino in Sunday’s Serie A game. Lookman continued his impressive form in front of goal as he scored the second goal in the 43rd minute after Scamacca had given the host the lead in the 26th minute. Recall that the Nigerian international scored a hat-trick to help Atalanta win the Europa League title against Bayer Leverkusen during the week. The 26-year-old finish the season with 16 goals and eight assists in all competitions for Atalanta.
Nigerian striker Simy Nwankwo scored a brace for Salernitana in their 3-3 draw away at AC Milan on Saturday. The 32-year-old came on as a second half substitute in the 60th, and scored four minutes later. Nwankwo scored his second goal in the 89th minute to savage a point for the relegated team.
In another venue, Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was in action as Napoli were held to a goalless draw by Lecce in Sunday’s Serie A game. The Nigerian international, who was making his 25 appearances for Napoli this season came on as a substitute for Jens-Lys Cajuste in the 65th minute. Osimhen ends the season with 17 goals and three assists in all competitions.
In Scotland, Cyriel Dessers and Leon Balogun were in action for Rangers who lost 1-0 to rivals Celtic in the Scottish Cup final on Saturday. Balogun played for the entire duration of the game, while Dessers was taken off in the 46th minute. Ireland-born Nigerian forward Adam Idah was the hero, as his 90th minute goal earned Celtic their 42nd Scottish Cup title.
In Turkey, Bright Osayi-Samuel was on target for Fenerbahce who thrashed visiting Istanbulspor 6-0, on the final day in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday. The Nigerian player scored in the 66th minute to put his side 4-0 ahead. The Super Eagles defender ends the season with four goals with one assist in all competitions this season.
In another venue, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru was on target for Hatayspor who defeated Rizespor 2-0 on the final day in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday to escape relegation. The Nigerian midfielder scored in the 4th minute to put Hatayspor 1-0 ahead before Carlos Strandberg made it 2-0 in the second half. The 23-year-old ended the league season with nine goals with four assists in all competitions.
In Belgium, Raphael Onyedika won the Belgian Pro League title with Club Brugge on Sunday. Onyedika was in action for the entire duration of the game, and Club Brugge were held to a 0-0 draw by Cercle Brugge. The 23-year-old finished the season with four goals and one assist in all competitions.
