Osimhen, Onuachu & Lookman Shine | Orban Red Card Controversy

Olu is live to review another busy weekend for Nigerian players across Europe, starting with the standout performers of the week.Victor Osimhen delivered two assists for Galatasaray, while Paul Onuachu scored his 16th league goal of the season for Trabzonspor in their clash against Fenerbahce, where Chibuike Nwaiwu also registered an assist. Ademola Lookman continued his fine form with a goal and assist against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Salim Fago Lawal scored his first goal for Viktoria Plzen, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru provided an assist in Coppa Italia action for Lazio, and Umar Sadiq found the net in Valencia’s 2–0 win over the weekend. Olu then ranks his Starboy of the Week podium.The show then shifts to controversy, as Gift Orban was shown a straight red card in the 11th minute for dissent, sparking debate. Orban later took to Twitter suggesting black players in Italy are treated differently. Olu breaks down the incident, the laws of the game surrounding dissent, circumstances that can lead to a straight red card, and recent examples of similar decisions.There is also positive news as Nigeria’s U20 women’s team have progressed to the final round of the CAF World Cup qualifiers, keeping their qualification hopes alive.The episode concludes with broader player reviews from the weekend and a look ahead to the Nigerian players to watch in the coming week before opening the floor for discussion.(00:00) Intro(07:53) Standout performers of the week(33:36) Starboy of the week(47:20) Gift Orban's Controversial Red Card(1:21:48) Women's Under-20 World Cup Qualifers(1:23:26) Player Reviews(2:04:05) Ones to watch(2:09:25) Community call-in and discussions#SuperEagles #NigeriaFootball #Nigeria Listen to the audio version of the podcast for free on all major podcast platforms here: https://podfollow.com/nigeria-football-weekly/view or https://linktr.ee/nigeriafootballweekly Follow Nigeria Football Weekly:Twitter - https://twitter.com/NFWPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nigeriafootballweekly/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@nigeriafootballweekly Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NigeriaFootballWeekly Linktree - https://linktr.ee/nigeriafootballweekly Email - [email protected]