Samuel Chukwueze, Victor Boniface, Victor Osimhen and Maduka Okoye all impressed for their respective clubs at the weekend, setting an encouraging tempo for Nigerian players in Europe ahead of the 2026/27 season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Chukwueze scored one goal and provided two assists as AC Milan defeated Manchester United 4-2 in a pre-season friendly on Saturday.
The Super Eagles winger, who featured for the entire duration of the match, cancelled out Harry Maguire’s early opener by calmly finishing from a lay-off by Goncalo Ramos, having fallen behind inside the second minute.
After Patrick Dorgu restored United’s lead six minutes into the second half, Chukwueze set up Alphadjo Cisse to level matters before teeing up Ramos to head home Milan’s third. Ruben Loftus-Cheek completed the scoring for the Italian side.
Chukwueze will hope to build on the impressive display and repay the faith shown in him by manager Ruben Amorim following his successful loan spell at Fulham last season.
