Former Enugu Rangers star, Isaac Saviour, don standard him first major logic for Egyptian Premier League this season. The guy arrange beta correct pass wey help Al Ittihad Alexandria take hold National Bank of Egypt to a tough 2-2 draw for away.
The 24-year-old midfielder, wey comot NPFL enter Alexandria for free transfer wey make brain last July 2025, show dem wetin football mean for midfield, na weytin hitvibz dey yan be dat.
Isaac Saviour lead Al Ittihad fightback for Cairo
Saviour score him team second goal wey put dem ahead, but e pain am say dem regularize the lead, and the match end 2-2 after final whistle blow for Al Salam Stadium.
As person wey sabi scatter opponent counter-attack, Saviour show say him eye dey see ball well well for 44th minute.
E cut National Bank defense into two with one correct table-pass give Ahmed Atef, wey just cool down push the ball go net to make the match 2-1 for Al Ittihad just before half-time.
Na Al Ittihad first score for 27th minute after Fady Farid calm down panel penalty put inside net, but National Bank player Ahmed Yasser Rayan balance the scoreline six minutes after.
National Bank pack dem boys face front after half-time break, and dem bounce back for 62nd minute when Amir Medhat use head tuck in one cross wey substitute Ahmed Madbouli change give am.
The level tough die for Saviour and him midfield bobby dem for 73rd minute when Mohamed Tony collect second yellow card, wey make Al Ittihad play the remaining twenty minutes of the match with ten men.
National Bank use the support of extra man take over the pitch, dem hold ball for 64% and fire 22 shots target Al Ittihad post.
But Saviour and him teammates stand gidigba throughout the eight minutes extra time wey dry person blood, just to carry that one point for away comot, as dem finish the season with four points gap above relegation zone.
Jephta continue to show dem pepper for Finland
Meanwhile, for Finland Veikkausliiga, Clinton Jephta put up another strong display as the league leaders, FC Inter Turku, fight die to collect vital 1-1 draw against dem rivals Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).
Even though the match tight well-well, the 19-year-old boy look like the engine room for the away team again. Na him give the main assist wey keep Inter Turku top of the league table.
Dispite say na him touch the ball wey give dem the first goal to put him team ahead, Jephta belly sour as the Round 9 match end 1-1 for Väre Areena.
As e stand now, e don give assist for three consecutive matches back-to-back, after him hand work for the 2-1 win against TPS and the 3-1 win against Ilves for Haka previous matches.
Jephta name must dey for inside goal matter for him last five matches, as e don register six goal involvements (two goals and four assists) inside that short time.
The former Niger Tornadoes star don total eight goal involvements this season with three goals and five assists. This one join the goal and assist wey e get for Cup match against JS Hercules.
As dem dey play for away ground with heavy noise from opposition fans, KuPS give Inter Turku pressure from start.
But na the away team first draw blood for 54th minute. Jephta and Alie Conteh collabo well to fry the first goal.
The former NPFL star carry speed start counter-attack, run reach corner line, dribble the person wey dey mark am, before e drop one sweet cross inside box. Conteh just stand free, jump up, chop the ball with head enter net easily.
But walahi, Jaime Moreno come spoil show small time after, as e score to make sure say the two teams share the points 1-1.
Even with how the match take end, Jephta and him guys still dey sit clear for top of the table with four points ahead of KuPS wey dey second position.
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Last Updated on May 31, 2026 9:54 am by Hitvibz Media
Former NPFL stars Isaac Saviour and Clinton Jephta do wonders for Egypt and Finland
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