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Internationals from Nigeria and Ghana were on the roster when the Black Sea Storm overtook Senol Can’s men
Anthony Nwakaeme and Caleb Ekuban found the back of the net in Trabzonspor’s 2-1 win over Fatih Karagumruk in Sunday’s Turkish Super Lig game.
Nwakaeme had his twelfth start in the league and put on an excellent performance to help the Black Sea Storm achieve their sixth win of the season.
The Nigeria international has been in top form since he teamed up with the Medical Park Stadyumu team in the summer of 2018.
The forward has recorded 21 league goals in his last two seasons for the Black Sea Storm and against Fatih Karagumruk he scored his fourth goal of the 2020-21 campaign.
Meanwhile, Ekuban made his 10th league appearance and took the opportunity to increase his goal count to four.
The game started with both sides aiming to tease each other, but despite their efforts, the first half ended 0-0.
Moments after the match resumed, Nwakaeme broke the deadlock, firing a good shot that passed goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano after Serkan Asan enabled him.
Jure Balkovec then leveled procedures for Fatih Karagumruk with an individual effort and nine minutes before the end of the match, Ghanaian international Ekuban scored the winning goal.
Nwakaeme appeared for the duration of the game, while Ekuban gave way to Kamil Corekci in the 90th minute.
Democratic Republic of the Congo international Benik Afobe played for seven minutes on loan to Stoke City after replacing Abdulkadir Parmak.
Senegalese international Badou Ndiaye, also on loan from Stoke, was present throughout the match but could help Fatih Karagumruk avoid defeat.
With the victory, Trabzonspor moved to seventh place in the Super Lig table after adding 23 points from 16 games.
Nwakaeme and Ekuban are expected to continue their impressive performances in front of goal when Black Sea Storm take on Goztepe in their next league outing on January 6.
Nwakaeme has only made one appearance for the Nigerian national team despite his constant club performances.
The forward will look forward to being called up to the Super Eagles in their upcoming 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
