George Ilenikhena no dey slow down at all. The Nigerian young star don score again as Al Ittihad grind out 2-1 win for house against Al Fateh for Saudi Pro League on Tuesday night.
The Naija striker na him open the scoring as the home side manage beat Al-Fateh for their round-six clash inside Alinma Bank Stadium, na weytin Hitvibz dey yan be dat.
George Ilenikhena fire Al-Ittihad to win
The goal don continue Ilenikhena hot run for front of goal. E don score twice against Al-Najma before e find net against Al-Qadsiah. After that, e come burst Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr with another brace before e score again against Al-Fateh.
The 20-year-old striker don now score for two league games back-to-back and e don bag six goals for him last six appearances across all competitions — four for Saudi Pro League and two for King’s Cup.
Ilenikhena no just score; e still dey cause serious wahala for Al-Fateh defence. E get the highest touches inside opposition box with eight touches and e also take the highest number of shots for the match with four attempts.
The young Nigerian play for 86 minutes before e comot as Rakan Kaabi enter the game. The Tigers later hold their lead till final whistle to collect another important three points.
Ilenikhena dey continue him scoring run for Al-Ittihad
After both teams spend plenty time trying to break each other down, Ilenikhena finally open the game just two minutes before half-time.
One cutback enter the box and Al-Ittihad player hit the ball, but the effort come bounce off the crossbar. Ilenikhena sharp well-well as e react first to head the rebound inside net and put the Tigers ahead.
Al-Fateh no waste time before dem answer. Just six minutes later, Jason level the score to make am 1-1 before both teams go dressing room.
But Al-Ittihad come back stronger after the break. Twenty-three minutes into the second half, Youssef En-Nesyri score to put the home side back in front.
The win na another big boost for Ilenikhena, wey dey gradually become one of the important players for the Tigers because of the way e dey deliver goals when e matter most.
Just before kickoff, George collect award for the most beautiful goal for the 5th round, after that him stunning strike against Al-Nassr.
With this kind form, the Nigerian striker dey give Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle another serious reason to look him side as Nigeria prepare for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau later this month.
As long as Ilenikhena continue to dey find net like this, e go hard for Super Eagles selectors to ignore am.
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Last Updated on September 8, 2026 9:49 pm by Hitvibz Media
Super Eagles future baller George Ilenikhena don tear six goals for six games as Al-Ittihad just dey win dey go
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