Nigeria Football Weekly
Awoniyi BRACE vs Chelsea, Tella, & Iheanacho Shine + AFCON 2027 Dates Set | Weekend Review Show
Published: 5 May 2026 at 11:40 Europe/London
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Episode notes
It was a massive weekend for Nigerian players, led by Taiwo Awoniyi, who scored a brace against Chelsea, while Nathan Tella delivered a goal and assist for Bayer Leverkusen. Kelechi Iheanacho also made an impact off the bench with a winning goal, alongside strong performances from Maduka Okoye, Zadok Yohanna, Victor Osimhen, and more.Olu ranks the standout performers and crowns his Starboy of the Week before shifting focus to the announcement of AFCON 2027 dates and qualification draws. The episode wraps up with full player reviews and the ones to watch for the coming week.Check out our website: nigeriafootballweekly.com Follow Nigeria Football Weekly:Twitter - https://twitter.com/NFWPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nigeriafootballweekly/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@nigeriafootballweekly Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NigeriaFootballWeekly Linktree - https://linktr.ee/nigeriafootballweekly Email - [email protected]
(00:00) Intro
(11:09) Standout performers of the week
(26:39) Starboy of the week
(1:26:00) Dates for AFCON 2027 & qualifiers set
(1:31:44) Weekend player reviews
(1:46:13) Ones to watch
