{"id":827890,"date":"2025-02-18T10:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/nigeria-chinedus-late-strike-seals-dream-start-in-serbia-as-onyemaechi-abiodun-debut-in-greece-united-states\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:11:56","slug":"nigeria-chinedus-late-strike-seals-dream-start-in-serbia-as-onyemaechi-abiodun-debut-in-greece-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/nigeria-chinedus-late-strike-seals-dream-start-in-serbia-as-onyemaechi-abiodun-debut-in-greece-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Chinedu\u2019s late strike seals dream start in Serbia as Onyemaechi &#038; Abiodun debut in Greece &#038; United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Nigerian internationals Bruno Onyemaechi and <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Deborah+Abiodun+\">Deborah Abiodun<\/a> made impressive debuts for their respective clubs over the weekend, displaying their talents across Greece and the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Nigeria\u2019s Abiodun makes Dallas Trinity bow in USL Super League<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Super+Falcons+\">Super Falcons<\/a> midfielder Deborah Abiodun made her debut for Dallas Trinity in a 1-1 draw against Tampa Bay Sun in a USL Super League clash on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">H2P <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pitt_WSOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Pitt_WSOC<\/a> thankful to everyone, we all made this possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zgxOb2y5QI\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/zgxOb2y5QI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abiodun Deborah (@Abiodundebby100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Abiodundebby100\/status\/1854594350707069406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Abiodun, who <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/washington-spirit-nigerian-star.html\">joined Trinity on loan from Washington Spirit<\/a> on February 7, replaced the injured Lucy Shepherd in the first half at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, her side was leading 1-0 courtesy of Alexis Missimo\u2019s fourth-minute strike.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tampa Bay Sun equalized five minutes into the second half through Kennedy Goins, denying Abiodun a winning start with her new club.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146392\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GTLcwhXWoAALU37.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria Super Falcons star Deborah Abiodun\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146392\">Nigeria Super Falcons star Deborah Abiodun [Photo Credit X]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Our Sports News First \u2013 Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/h5>\n<h4>Nigeria\u2019s Onyemaechi debuts for Olympiacos in dominant win<\/h4>\n<p>In Greece, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Super+Eagles+\">Super Eagles<\/a> left-back Bruno Onyemaechi made his first appearance for Olympiacos in their commanding 4-0 victory over Panserraikos.<\/p>\n<p>Olympiacos, who signed Onyemaechi from Boavista for \u20ac2.5 million in January, had left the Nigerian on the bench in their previous 1-1 draw with Asteras Tripolis.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was introduced in the 63rd minute against Panserraikos, replacing Argentine defender Francisco Ortega.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Gelson Martins added a fourth goal, sealing a comfortable win for the reigning Europa Conference League champions. Onyemaechi will now be aiming for his full debut when Olympiacos host PAOK next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/super-eagles-chelsea-boavista-onyemaechi.html\">Super Eagles star who wanted Chelsea: Did Boavista try to block Onyemaechi\u2019s move to Greece?<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Chinedu\u2019s dream debut in Serbia<\/h4>\n<p>In Serbia, forward Stephen Chinedu had a debut to remember, scoring the decisive goal in Radni\u010dki Kragujevac\u2019s 1-0 home win over Mladost Lu\u010dani.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">\u270d FK Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac (D1 Serbie) engage l\u2019attaquant Nig\u00e9rian de 25 ans, Stephen Chinedu jusqu\u2019au 30 juin 2027 en provenance de NK Siroki Brijeg (D1 Bosnie). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W9ZMfXpZ1w\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/W9ZMfXpZ1w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Foot d\u2019Afrique (@Foot_dafrique) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Foot_dafrique\/status\/1890822439757570395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chinedu, who joined from Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s \u0160iroki Brijeg on February 12, started on the bench but was introduced in the 64th minute. Just ten minutes later, the 25-year-old pounced on a cross from Mehmed Cosic, side-footing home the match-winner at Stadion \u010cika Da\u010da.<\/p>\n<h4>Peseiro starts Zamalek reign with a draw<\/h4>\n<p>Meanwhile, former Super Eagles coach <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/official-jose-peseiro-gets-first-coaching-job-12-months-after-dumping-super-eagles.html\">Jos\u00e9 Peseiro<\/a> oversaw his first match in charge of Egyptian giants Zamalek, but his tenure began with a frustrating 1-1 home draw against Petrojet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250214_204445-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Former Nigeria national team coach Jos\u00e9 Peseiro takes charge of Egypt's Zamalek. Photo Credit X \" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150834\">Former Nigeria national team coach Jos\u00e9 Peseiro takes charge of Egypt\u2019s Zamalek. Photo Credit X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Petrojet, featuring Nigerian youngster Gabrila Chukwudi for 85 minutes, took the lead in stoppage time through Mostafa El Gamal.<\/p>\n<p>However, Zamalek responded immediately, with Naser Mansy equalizing a minute later to prevent Peseiro from starting his new job with a defeat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/nigeria-chinedus-onyemaechi-abiodun.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Nigerian internationals Bruno Onyemaechi and Deborah Abiodun made impressive debuts for their respective clubs over the weekend, displaying their talents across Greece and the United States, Soccernet.ng reports.\u00a0 Nigeria\u2019s Abiodun makes Dallas Trinity bow in USL Super League Super Falcons midfielder Deborah Abiodun made her debut for Dallas Trinity in a 1-1 draw against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":827891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141798,27096,2005],"tags":[141797,15956],"class_list":{"0":"post-827890","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chinedus","8":"category-nigeria","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-chinedus","11":"tag-nigeria"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}