Nigerian striker Victor Olatunji made a outstanding UEFA Champions League debut, contributing each a aim and an help in Sparta Prague’s commanding 3-0 victory over Crimson Bull Salzburg on Wednesday.
Olatunji doubled Sparta Prague’s lead within the forty second minute, discovering the again of the web earlier than aiding Qazim Laçi within the 58th minute for the staff’s third aim.
Olatunji’s spectacular debut earns him a spot among the many choose group of African gamers to have scored and assisted of their first Champions League look.
In accordance with a soccer stats platform, Opta Joe, Olatunji is the third African participant, and the primary Nigerian, to attain and help on his UEFA Champions League debut, becoming a member of Daniel Cousin (Rangers vs Lyon, 2007) and Serge Aurier (PSG vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2015) on this elite group.
To have fun his aim, Olatunji lifted his jersey to disclose an undershirt with the inscription, “I’m a Chosen, who’re you?”—a nod to a current viral pattern that has sparked discussions on social media.
The pattern gained traction after movies of testimonies shared by members of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries went viral.
The testimonies led to widespread on-line engagement, with many social media customers parodying them.
Nonetheless, the management of the church has refuted claims that the viral movies symbolize the true essence of their testimonies, stating that a few of them have been doctored and brought out of context to mock their religion.
They clarified that the testimonies occurred in goals and emphasised that folks needs to be cautious of deceptive content material on-line.
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