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Henry Onyekuru makes Team of the Week in Turkey

Henry Onyekuru has been rewarded for scoring two goals against Kayserispor with a place on the Team of the Week.
Henry Onyekuru
Henry Onyekuru

The 21-year-old Nigerian forward lead the attack for Galatasaray as they returned to second place in the Turkish Lig.

Onyekuru scored two goals for Galatasaray as they beat Kayserispor 3-0 in a league game played on Saturday, November 10.

The Nigerian superstar helped his side bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Schalke in their UEFA Champions League encounter.

It is the third time Onyekuru has being selected in the Team of the Week by WhoScored following an impressive performance.

The youngster who had six games before finding the back of the net is now showing signs of rediscovering the form that made him one of the best young players on the continent.

He leads the attack with Moroccan striker Khalid Boutaïb of Yeni Malatyaspor and is joined in the squad by Galatasaray teammates Mariano and Ömer Bayram.

Onyekuru replaced injured in the Super Eagles of Nigeria squad to face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier scheduled for Saturday, November 17.

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