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Odion Ighalo made it five in eight matches after lashing on misunderstanding between the goalkeeper and defender of Bournemouth to fire home his 25 of the year.

Finally, new recruit Brown Ideye has opened his goalscoring account for Greek champions Olympiakos and it came in the Super League clash against PAOK on Sunday, a game that should rank as The Reds biggest game in the top flight so far this season.

After spending 399 minutes on the pitch across all competitions without finding the back of the net, the Nigeria international netted his maiden goal for Olympiakos in the 26th minute as the defending champions beat PAOK 2 - 0 at the Stadio Toumbas .
With most of the pre - match talk centering around his fitness for the game, Ideye was delighted to get off the mark in front of passionate supporters of Greek football.

“It was a very interesting game and would love to go to the stadium of PAOK and play.  The last time I played in such an atmosphere was in England and was very nice,” Brown Ideye was quoted as saying by Nova.

“As you saw it was a very important victory for my team and I think this result will open the door to more opportunities for great things in the future.”

Of a possible six matches, Olympiakos have won five that Brown Ideye has started since his arrival from English club West Brom, with their only loss coming against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Kehinde Fatai Nets Brace As Sparta Prague Beat Slovacko

Published: October 04, 2015

Kehinde Fatai scored his second and third goals in the Czech Liga as Sparta Prague won their sixth game of the season, thrashing Slovácko 4 - 0 at Generali Arena (Praha) .

Coach  ščasný started the game with the same 11 players that took to the pitch in the 2 - 0 win against APOEL in the Europa League on Thursday and he got his reward when Kehinde opened scoring in the 10th minute.

In the 72nd minute, the Nigerian attacker scored his third goal in three days in all competitions after finishing off a cross from Bořek Dočkal, to bring the scoreline to 3 - 0.

Excluding the Czech Cup, Kehinde Fatai has registered his name on the scoresheet in all the competitions he has played this season, including the Champions League and Europa League.

Due to the international break, Sparta Prague will not be in action next weekend but will face Příbram next on October 18.

Ahmed Musa Stars As CSKA Beat Dinamo In Moscow Derby

In the 11th round of matches in the Russian Premier League on Sunday, Nigeria international Ahmed Musa scored his sixth goal of the season in the league alone as CSKA Moscow defeated Dynamo in the Moscow derby.

After  Wernbloom gave the Army Men a one - goal lead two minutes out of intermission, Musa made sure the three points were secured in the 77th minute when he finished off a move started by strike partner Seydou  Doumbia .

Today’s victory was the first time CSKA Moscow managed to beat Dinamo since the appointment of Leonid Slutsky as coach.

Prior to the game at Arena Khimki (Khimki), both sides had contested 12 games, with the Army Men failing to win any.

In the coming hours, Musa will pack his suitcase and head to Belgium to link up with his international teammates ahead of the friendlies against DRC and Cameroon.

Abiola Dauda and Dominic Solanke both found the back of the net as Vitesse Arnhem thrashed Groningen 5 - 0 in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon.

Prior to the meeting at The GelreDome, former Kalmar striker Dauda and Chelsea loanee Solanke had not scored in the league since August 30th, when they hit target in the 32nd and 90th minute respectively against Bartholomew Ogbeche’s Cambuur.

It was the England youth international that opened scoring in the 18th minute , slotting home a rebound after Nakamba’s shot had been saved by goalkeeper Sergio Padt.

Abiola Dauda netted his third goal of the season in injury time after replacing Solanke 14 minutes from time.

The 27 - year - old was on target on Monday, September 28 in the reserve side’s 4 - 2 win over Brabant U21 in the Beloften Eredivisie.

Mikel, Odion Ighalo hit Eagles camp in Belgium

Mikel was not listed by his troubled London club at the weekend, while Ighalo smashed his fifth goal in the EPL for Watford.

Eagles spokesman Toyin Ibitoye confirmed their arrival at the Eagles hotel in Belgium, adding that a majority of the call-ups will hit the camp on Monday.

“Mikel and Odion Ighalo are the first arrivals in Belgium for our matches against DRC and Cameroon,” disclosed Ibitoye.

“Most of the other players will be arriving Belgium today (Monday) based on their confirmation to the coach.”

However, the six players from the domestic league are yet to join up as they are yet to be issued visas by the Belgian embassy in Nigeria.

Nigeria take on DRC on Thursday, before they battle Cameroon on Sunday as part of their preparations for next month’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against either Swaziland or Djibouti.