There have been many Nigerian goal scorers of note in the European leagues in the last 30 years. These include Rashidi Yekini, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Nwankwo Kanu. But on Saturday, April 24, Simy Nwankwo took his season goal tally to 19 – the highest that any Nigerian has ever achieved in any of the top five European leagues – La Liga, Bundesliga, EPL, Serie A, and Ligue 1.
Nwankwo scored another brace – his fifth of the season in a 4-3 Crotone win over fellow relegation-threatened Parma. His 19 goals put him third on the goal scorers’ chart with only…