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- The 2024/25 European shot play has drawn to a adjacent aft the UEFA Champions League final
- It was a glorious play for Nigerian footballers successful Europe, peculiarly Galatasaray prima Victor Osimhen
- However, the play ended poorly for immoderate different Super Eagles stars who got relegated with their clubs
The UEFA Champions League last betwixt Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan concluded the 2024/25 European shot season.
PSG made past by winning their archetypal Champions League trophy aft beating Inter 5-0, the biggest borderline by a winning squad successful the last of a UEFA competition.
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The conscionable concluded play was large for immoderate Nigerian players, peculiarly Victor Osimhen, who won the Turkish Super League and Cup treble with Galatasaray. He was named the league's champion subordinate and won the Golden Boot successful the process.
Some Nigerian players experienced hard luck arsenic they suffered relegations with their clubs, which means they volition play successful the 2nd tier adjacent play if they stay.
Legit.ng looks astatine 4 Super Eagles stars who were relegated this season.
Super Eagles stars who got relegated
1. Wilfred Ndidi
Leicester City were relegated from the Premier League to the Championship for the 2nd clip successful 3 seasons aft finishing 18th connected the Premier League table, 13 points down 17th-placed Europa League victor Tottenham Hotspur.
Super Eagles midfielder was a important subordinate of the squad, having been astatine the nine since 2017. As noted by Transfermarkt, helium played 28 League games and provided 5 assists, but could not prevention the 2016 Premier League winners from dropping down.
2. Joe Aribo
Aribo joined Southampton from Glasgow Rangers successful the summertime of 2022, soon aft losing the 2022 UEFA Europa League final, signing a four-year contract. He was relegated successful his archetypal play astatine the club.
The Saints returned to the Premier League immediately. However, they were relegated again, handing the Super Eagles midfielder his 2nd relegation. He played 32 matches, scoring 3 goals and played aggregate positions, including centre-back.
3. Paul Onuachu
Onuachu was besides portion of the Southampton squad that was relegated this season, alongside his compatriot Joe Aribo. He scored 4 goals and 1 assistance successful 25 Premier League matches. He was near retired of 10 matchday squads contempt being fit.
He joined the nine from Genk successful January 2023 and was portion of the relegated squad successful 2023, but did not play successful the Championship. He spent the 2023/24 play successful the Turkish Super League with Trabzonspor.
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4. Odion Ighalo
Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo joined Al-Wehda from Saudi giants Al-Hilal successful the summertime of 2023 and narrowly escaped relegation during his archetypal play with the club.
However, they ran retired of luck successful the 2nd play and were relegated aft finishing with 33 points from 34 games, arsenic noted by ESPN. Ighalo contributed six goals and 2 assists.
Super Eagles stars with astir goals
Legit.ng antecedently analysed the Super Eagles stars with astir goals successful Europe during the 2024/25 season, which Victor Osimhen topped with 37 goals for Galatasaray.
Scottish Premiership guardant Cyriel Dessers scored 29 goals successful each competitions to triumph the apical scorer award, portion the champion African successful Belgium, Tolu Arokodare, scored 23 goals.
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