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The Digest:

Super Eagles teammates Victor Osimhen and Paul Onuachu are set for a direct battle as their clubs, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor, face off in a top-of-the-table Turkish Super Lig clash. The encounter pits Onuachu, the league's current top scorer, against Osimhen in a contest crucial for the title race.

Key Points:
  • Paul Onuachu is the Turkish Super Lig's top scorer with 7 goals this season.
  • Victor Osimhen has scored 3 league goals for Galatasaray this campaign.
  • Galatasaray leads the table, undefeated with 28 points from 10 matches.
  • Trabzonspor is second with 23 points from the same number of games.
  • The two Nigerian strikers will be on opposing sides in the high-stakes derby.
  • Galatasaray won all three meetings between the clubs last season.
  • Osimhen scored in the Turkish Cup final victory over Trabzonspor last term.
When compatriots meet as rivals on foreign soil, it elevates a club contest into a national spectacle, where shared pride and individual ambition collide on the pitch.

Sources: Complete Sports