{
  "id": 17493173,
  "title": "Osimhen, other Nigerian scoring streaks as Iheanacho’s run ends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/osimhen-other-nigerian-scoring-streaks-as-iheanachos-run-ends",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T23:42:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/osimhen-other-nigerian-scoring-streaks-as-iheanachos-run-ends/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kelechi Iheanacho concluded his remarkable 12-game scoring streak for Turkish club Bursaspor on Saturday, as the team defeated Bandırmaspor 3-0. His run, which saw him score in every game since joining Bursaspor, ended after he was closely marked by opponents. Halil Akbunar and Lewis Baker netted two goals each in the victory. Iheanacho had previously broken the record for the most consecutive goals in Turkish football history with his 16-goal tally.\n\nPaul Onuachu of Trabzonspor extended his own scoring streak to 10 games, netting 12 goals in total. This run began after Onuachu returned from the Africa Cup of Nations in January 2026. His efforts helped Trabzonspor secure four consecutive wins and top the table.\n\nVictor Osimhen, playing for Napoli and previously Galatasaray, has achieved two eight-game scoring runs. At Napoli, he scored in eight consecutive Serie A matches in the 2022/23 season, becoming the first player to do so since Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus in 2019/20. His run ended against Lazio, which led to Napoli winning their first Scudetto in 33 years and Osimhen claiming the Capocannoniere award. At Galatasaray, Osimhen scored in eight consecutive European matches in 2025, becoming the first player in the club's history to accomplish this feat. His recent performances have earned him a return to form, including a hat-trick in a Champions League win over Ajax.\n\nTaiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest scored in seven consecutive Premier League matches, beginning in late 2022 and running into August 2023. His form carried over into the new season, helping Forest stay in the top flight and score six goals in their last four games. Awoniyi became the first Nigerian to score in seven successive Premier League games and the first Forest player to do so.\n\nOdion Ighalo scored in six consecutive Premier League games for Watford in December 2015, a record for the club. His six-goal run included a brace against Liverpool and goals against Chelsea and Tottenham. Ighalo's impressive form earned him the Premier League Player of the Month award for December 2015.\n\nSimeon \"Simy\" Nwankwo of Crotone scored in five consecutive Serie A games in the spring of 2021, netting seven goals. He became only the third African to accomplish this feat in Serie A, following George Weah in 1996 and Keita Baldé in 2017. Nwankwo's success was short-lived, as Crotone were relegated at season's end.\n\nTerem Moffi of Lorient scored in five consecutive Ligue 1 matches during his debut season at the club, between December 2020 and February 2021. His last goal was a late winner against Paris Saint-Germain. Moffi finished the season with 14 league goals.",
  "summary": "Kelechi Iheanacho’s record scoring run in Turkey ended on Saturday, but he is not the only Nigerian forward to have found the net game after game for his club, PETER AKINBO writes Kelechi Iheanacho (Bursaspor) – 12 games Iheanacho’s run of scoring in every game since he joined Bursaspor as a free agent from Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kelechi Iheanacho ends 12-game scoring streak for Bursaspor",
    "Paul Onuachu extends 10-game streak for Trabzonspor",
    "Victor Osimhen achieves two eight-game scoring runs"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The end of Iheanacho's record-breaking run highlights the difficulty of maintaining elite scoring consistency even as other Nigerian forwards continue to drive their clubs toward domestic and European success.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}