Super Eagles star Onuachu on target in Europa Conference League
Super Eagles star Paul Onuachu scored a goal for Trabzonspor in a 4-2 win over KuPS Kuopio in the Europa Conference League on Thursday.
Onuachu opened the scoring in the third minute from Mohammed Salah’s pass to give Trabzonspor an early lead.
However, Onuachu endured a disappointing end to the encounter as he was forced off in the 10th minute due to injury. He was replaced by Franculino Djú.
Salah increased Trabzonspor’s lead just before halftime.
Three minutes after the restart, Djú made it 3-0 for the visitors before KuPS reduced the deficit through Petteri Pennanen in the 54th minute.
Djú added the fourth goal in the 90th minute to seal a comfortable win for Trabzonspor.
The club’s supporters will be disappointed that Onuachu went off injured due to his importance to the team.
Onuachu finished as the top scorer in the Turkish Super League last season, scoring 22 goals.
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He has endured a slow start to the 2026-27 season with two goals from seven games.
The 32-year-old made his Super Eagles debut against Seychelles in 2019, he has scored five goals in 34 appearances for Nigeria.
Onuachu was part of the Super Eagles squad that won the bronze medal at the 2025 Nations Cup, which was played in 2026 in Morocco.
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