Here are three African Stars to Watch across this week’s matches in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
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Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria) – Nottingham Forest
Although he has been overshadowed by Chris Wood’s goal-scoring heroics for Nottingham Forest this season, Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi could play an important role in the final stretch of the season as his team chases a fairytale Champions League qualification.
Born: 12 August 1997 in Ilorin, Nigeria
Position: Forward
Senior club career: Liverpool (England, 2015 – 2021); FSV Frankfurt (Germany, 2015 – 2016,
loan); NEC (Netherlands, 2016 – 2017, loan); Mouscron (Belgium, 2017 – 2018, loan); Gent
(Belgium, 2018 – 2019, loan); Mainz 05 (Germany, 2019 – 2020, loan); Union Berlin (Germany,
2020 – 2021, loan, 2021 – 2022); Nottingham Forest (England, 2022 – present)
Forest stats: 82 appearances, 19 goals
Club career stats: 272 appearances, 79 goals
Catch Awoniyi in the following match:
Monday 21 April, 21:00: Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest – LIVE on SuperSport Premier
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Pape Gueye (Senegal) – Villarreal
After recovering from an ankle injury sustained in the international break in March, Senegalese midfielder Pape Gueye will take his place in Villarreal’s ‘engine room’, as they face a challenging home match against Real Sociedad this weekend.
Born: 24 January 1999 in Montreuil, France
Position: Midfielder
Senior club career: Le Havre (France, 2016 – 2020); Watford (England, 2020), Marseille (France,
2020 – 2024); Sevilla (Spain, 2023, loan); Villarreal (Spain, 2024 – present)
Villarreal stats: 27 appearances, 3 goals
Club career stats: 239 appearances, 11 goals
Catch Gueye in the following match:
Sunday 20 April, 16:15: Villarreal v Real Sociedad – LIVE on SuperSport La Liga and
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Anas Haj Mohamed (Tunisia) – Parma
Though mostly used as a substitute this season, Tunisian attacker Anas Haj Mohamed has nonetheless made a good impact for Parma in his first full season in the top flight. The 20-year-old Tunisian international will hope to get a chance to showcase his skills against Juventus on Monday night.
Born: 26 March 2005 in Chietti, Italy
Position: Forward, winger
Senior club career: Parma (Italy, 2023 – present)
Parma stats: 17 appearances, 1 goal
Club career stats: 17 appearances, 1 goal
Catch Mohamed in the following match:
Monday 21 April, 20:45: Parma v Juventus – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport
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