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Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen continued his blistering form with a standout performance on Wednesday night, scoring twice as Galatasaray cruised to a 3-1 win over Bodø/Glimt in the UEFA Champions League.
The Nigerian star, who had earlier during the day been shortlisted for the 2025 CAF Player of the Year award, produced a stunning display that proved his growing reputation as a big-game performer under manager Okan Buruk.
Record-breaking run in Europe
The brace extended Osimhen’s scoring streak to seven consecutive European matches, setting a new club record for Galatasaray.
Leading by example
Before being replaced by Mauro Icardi in the 73rd minute, Osimhen registered seven shots on target, missed five big chances, and was flagged offside twice.
Across all competitions this season, the 26-year-old has now tallied five goals in eight appearances.
Chelsea produced a dazzling performance at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, thrashing Ajax 5-1 to claim back-to-back Champions League victories and, in the process, becoming the first team in the competition’s history to have three teenage scorers in a single match.
Teenage trio light up Stamford Bridge
It was a night to remember for the Blues’ academy graduates. Marc Guiu, 19, opened the floodgates, briefly becoming Chelsea’s youngest-ever Champions League goalscorer after finishing clinically moments before Ajax captain Kenneth Taylor was sent off.
Enzo Fernandez and Wout Weghorst had earlier exchanged spot-kicks, while Moises Caicedo added a thunderous long-range strike amid a chaotic opening half.
The record-breaking moment was capped when substitute Tyrique George, introduced at half-time, struck just three minutes after coming on, making him the third teenager on the scoresheet.
Chelsea youth shine as Ajax collapse
Seventeen-year-old midfielder Reggie Walsh also made history, coming off the bench to become the youngest player ever to feature for Chelsea in the Champions League, and the second youngest Englishman in the competition’s history, behind Jack Wilshere.
Despite Weghorst briefly reducing the deficit after a foul by Tosin Adarabioyo, Ajax’s sloppiness continued as Youri Baas conceded yet another penalty, which Estevao confidently dispatched in first-half stoppage time.
Maresca’s men in command
Such was Chelsea’s control that manager Enzo Maresca rotated heavily after the break, resting key players Caicedo, Fernandez, and Adarabioyo, and using all five substitutions by the 65th minute.
The result leaves Ajax bottom of the 36-team Champions League table with three defeats from three, extending their winless run in all competitions to four games.
Chelsea, meanwhile, continue their European resurgence, recording two straight Champions League wins after their opening defeat to Bayern Munich.
The Blues now turn their attention to their next fixture, a trip to Azerbaijan to face Qarabag.
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Naira Rises To N1,495/$ In Parallel Market
The Naira strengthened in the parallel market yesterday, appreciating to ₦1,495 per dollar from ₦1,500 per dollar recorded on Monday.
But the Naira depreciated to N1,464.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM).
Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose to N1,464.5 per dollar from N1,464 per dollar on Monday, indicating 50 kobo depreciation for the naira.
Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate narrowed to N35.5 per dollar from N36 per dollar on Monday.
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off the two-week warning strike it declared last week across public universities nationwide.
ASUU made the announcement on Wednesday at a press conference held at its headquarters in Abuja.
President of ASUU, Chris Piwuna, who read a prepared speech before newsmen, explained that the development followed the intervention of the Senate and some other well-meaning Nigerians.
However, he said the National Executive Council of the union resolved to give the government a one-month window to address all contending issues.
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