It was a weekend of excellent debuts in our compilation of goal contributions from African players in European leagues. Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq scored on his La Liga debut for Real Sociedad to save his club a point after joining for a large sum on transfer deadline day while Moroccan young talent Abde Ezzalzouli came on for the final ten minutes to provide the winning assist for Osasuna.
A Nigeria to Ghana connection wrapped up another dominant Ajax victory with Calvin Bassey setting up Mohammed Kudus and Africans were all over the score sheet in a goal fest between Leicester City and Brighton. Check out all the goals and assists from African players below over the weekend including a splendid curling shot from Mali’s Youba Diarra in Red Bull Salzburg’s win:
English Premier League
Patson Daka (Zambia) sets up a Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) opener for Leicester before scoring to level against Brighton
Enock Mwepu (Zambia) assists Brighton’s second goal against Leicester
Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) and Yoane Wissa (DR Congo) wrap up a dominant victory for Brentford over Leeds
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) heads in his first goal for Nottingham Forest against Bournemouth
Spain’s La Liga
Umar Sadiq (Nigeria) comes on as a halftime substitute to score the leveler on his debut in Real Sociedad’s draw
Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) provides the match winning assist off the bench for an excellent debut for Osasuna
Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) and Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) provide assists in Villarreal’s 4-0 domination of Elche
Italian Serie A
Boulaye Dia (Senegal) continues excellent start to life at Salernitana by scoring in third straight match
Christian Kouamé (Ivory Coast) levels for Fiorentina in draw with Juventus
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) sets up the opener for Atalanta in 2-0 road win at Monza
French Ligue 1
Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon) scores twice in Lyon’s lopsided win against Angers
Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) scores his first goal of the season in road victory for Lorient
Kamory Doumbia (Mali) assists Folarin Balogun’s goal for Stade Reims in draw against RC Lens
EFL Championship
Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Ivory Coast) scores his second of the season for Watford in draw at Rotherham
Former DR Congo national team forward Benik Afobe finishes off victory for Millwall against Cardiff
Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) assists Sander Berge to finish off another victory for league leaders Sheffield United
Dutch Eredivisie
Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) sets up Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) for his first league goal of the season
Austrian Bundesliga
Youba Diarra (Mali) produces a spectacular curling effort in Red Bull Salzburg’s win against WSG Tirol
Russian Premier League
Olakunle Olusegun (Nigeria) scores his third goal of the season for Krasnodar before providing an assist in win over Sochi
Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) scores his third goal of the season for Akhmat Grozny against Lokomotiv Moscow
Milson (Angola) finishes off a 3-1 victory with late goal for FC Nizhny Novgorod against Fakel Voronezh