Chibuike Nwaiwu stole the headline in Turkey with a brace for Trabzonspor in a 3-1 win over Fatih Karagümrük in the Turkish league , OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The defender who joined the team in the January transfer window from Austrian side Wolfsberger AC is in line for a first time call up to the senior national team of Nigeria.
He is expected to be in the list of players for the upcoming friendly games in March against Iran and Jordan respectively, at a four nation mini tournament in Jordan.
With head coach Eric Chelle watching he scored twice within a space of three minutes in the 47th and 50th minute respectively. His fellow Nigerian Paul Onuachu earlier put them ahead.
It was his 18th goal of the season in the Turkish top flight, further confirming his status as the leading scorer in the league.
