{"id":889961,"date":"2026-02-04T02:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/turkish-cup-onuachu-nwakaeme-on-fire-as-trabzonspor-cruise-past-fethiyespor\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T02:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:15:07","slug":"turkish-cup-onuachu-nwakaeme-on-fire-as-trabzonspor-cruise-past-fethiyespor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/turkish-cup-onuachu-nwakaeme-on-fire-as-trabzonspor-cruise-past-fethiyespor\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Cup: Onuachu, Nwakaeme on fire as Trabzonspor cruise past Fethiyespor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"720\" height=\"495\" alt=\"Soccer Turkish Cup: Onuachu, Nwakaeme on fire as Trabzonspor cruise past Fethiyespor\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250811_224930_Chrome.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250811_224930_Chrome.jpg 720w, https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250811_224930_Chrome-300x206.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" ><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria and Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu. Photo Credit: Trabzonspor X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Trabzonspor produced a commanding second-half performance to secure a 3\u20130 win over Fethiyespor in Group A of the Turkish Cup, Soccernet.ng reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/nigeria\">Nigerian<\/a> stars Anthony Nwakaeme, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/onuachu\">Paul Onuachu<\/a> and Chibuike Nwaiwu played decisive roles in the Black Sea Storms&#8217; comfortable victory.<\/p>\n<p>After a tight opening hour against the Turkish second-division side, the S\u00fcper Lig outfit finally found their rhythm late on.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2025\/11\/G3jOcLbXgAAuDpR.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Paul Onuachu\" width=\"1639\" height=\"2048\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186705\">Paul Onuachu. Photo Credit: Trabzonspor X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ernest Mu\u00e7i broke the deadlock in the 69th minute, finishing clinically after being set up by Nwakaeme, whose creativity proved crucial in unlocking the opposition defence.<\/p>\n<p>The goal opened the floodgates. Eight minutes later, Nwakaeme capped an impressive display with a goal of his own, cutting inside before unleashing a powerful left-footed effort that flew into the roof of the net.<\/p>\n<p>Trabzonspor\u2019s dominance was complete just two minutes after that when Onuachu, introduced at half-time, calmly tapped home from close range to make it 3\u20130.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174570\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2025\/08\/GyGd3_pWsAAH9SR.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria and Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu and Anthony Nwakaeme\" width=\"1639\" height=\"2048\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174570\">\u00a0 Anthony Nwakaeme celebrates with Paul Onuachu. Photo Credit: Trabzonspor X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Centreback Chibuike Nwaiwu also featured as Trabzonspor maintained control of the contest, seeing out the closing stages with ease and ensuring there would be no late drama.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Our Sports News First \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The victory moves the Black Sea Storm to the top of Group A after three matches, taking them to six points and temporarily pushing <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/galatasaray\">Galatasaray<\/a> into second place.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning champions could yet reclaim first spot when they face Istanbulspor on Wednesday, but Trabzonspor\u2019s convincing win has firmly placed them in contention for progression.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174567\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2025\/08\/GyGJ-jlXIAAqkGw.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria and Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174567\">Nigeria striker Paul Onuachu. Photo Credit: Trabzonspor X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Nwakaeme, the match carried added significance. The goal was his first of the season after a lengthy injury lay-off that kept him out of the early part of the 2025\u201326 campaign. The experienced winger only returned to the squad in January, and his performance will come as a major boost to both player and club as the business end of the season approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Onuachu, meanwhile, continued his fine scoring form. The towering striker, who started the match on the bench, took his tally to 14 goals in 19 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>While Trabzonspor celebrated a morale-boosting win, Fethiyespor remain bottom of the group with just one point, facing an uphill task to keep their Turkish Cup hopes alive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"<!-- Author Start -->Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<!-- Author End -->&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2024\/12\/DSC_0327-copy-150&#215;150.jpg&#8221;  height=&#8221;80&#8243; width=&#8221;80&#8243;>\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/imhonlamhen-eronmhonsele\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tA lifelong fan of Arsenal and the Super Eagles, Imhonlamhen is a football writer and editor at Soccernet.ng, where his journey as a journalist began more than six years ago. Since then, he has helped shape the platform\u2019s editorial voice and guided it toward some of its proudest milestones. <\/p>\n<p>With a background in Engineering and further training in journalism and digital media, Imhons brings both precision and passion to his storytelling. His love for football runs deep, but he also follows boxing, chess, and athletics with equal curiosity.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/02\/turkish-onuachu-nwakeme-trabzonspor-fethi.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Nigeria and Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu. Photo Credit: Trabzonspor X Trabzonspor produced a commanding second-half performance to secure a 3\u20130 win over Fethiyespor in Group A of the Turkish Cup, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigerian stars Anthony Nwakaeme, Paul Onuachu and Chibuike Nwaiwu played decisive roles in the Black Sea Storms&#8217; comfortable victory. 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