{"id":6678,"date":"2019-03-17T20:47:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T20:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=6678"},"modified":"2019-03-17T20:47:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T20:47:19","slug":"nigeria-u23-target-okafor-finds-the-net-for-basel-fc-zurichs-odey-scores-game-winning-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigeria-u23-target-okafor-finds-the-net-for-basel-fc-zurichs-odey-scores-game-winning-goal","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria U23 Target Okafor Finds The Net For Basel; FC Zurich&#8217;s Odey Scores Game-Winning Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Two players of Nigerian descent were on target for their respective clubs in the Swiss Super League on Sunday, March 17.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Switzerland U19 star\u00a0<b>Noah Okafor<\/b>\u00a0netted his third goal of the season as FC Basel were held to a 2-2 draw by Young Boys at\u00a0 St. Jakob-Park.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 18-year-old blasted the ball into the net from outside the box when a header fell kindly for him in the 53rd minute.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It is confirmed that Okafor is on the radar of the Nigeria Football Federation with a view to an invitation to the Dream Team squad ahead of the U23 AFCON and next year&#8217;s Olympic Games.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Still in the division, Nigeria international\u00a0<b>Stephen Odey<\/b>\u00a0helped FC Zurich to pick up their eighth win of the season by scoring in their 2-1 victory against Neuch\u00e2tel Xamax at Stadion Letzigrund.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Fourteen minutes from time, Odey netted the game-winning goal to take his tally for the season to 12 goals across all competitions.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two players of Nigerian descent were on target for their respective clubs in the Swiss Super League on Sunday, March 17. 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