Super Eagles star Zaidu Sanusi don hit big milestone for career on Thursday night, as he play im 150th match for FC Porto inside UEFA Europa League quarter-final.
But di celebration no sweet reach as e suppose be, because Nottingham Forest come hold di Portuguese giants 1-1 for dia own backyard inside di first leg of di competition, na weytin hitvibz dey yan be dat.
Zaidu Sanusi Performance for Estádio do Dragão
Di Nigerian left-back play full 90 minutes and im defense tight well-well. Sanusi really involve for di game, he touch ball 77 times and e show im face for every part of di pitch:
Playmaking: He give 10 passes go inside di opponent box.
Defense: He do 7 solid defensive work, including 3 tackles and 2 clearances.
Ball Recovery: He collect ball back from opponent 5 times.
Sanusi join Porto from Santa Clara for August 2020 on top five-year contract, and e no waste time to enter dia first eleven.
Na him be one of di main people when dem win di Liga for 2021-22 season, and he don always dey show for European games even though injury don disturb am small recently.
Now wey he dey im sixth season for di club, see how im journey be for inside numbers:
Since he join Porto for 2020/21 season, Sanusi involvement come dey drop small-small after he start with fire.
He be regular for im first two years, where he play 81 matches, score five goals and give one assist. By im third season, im playing time drop small to 31 matches and he score one goal.
But for di recent seasons, injury really deal with am; he play only ten games for im fourth year (with one goal), and for im fifth year, he play only six times.
After those two heavy years wey injury finish am, di 28-year-old boy don find im fitness and form back.
As he don play 22 matches already this season, e dey show say Porto no fit do without am again.
As Sanusi dey hold di defense, im brother Terem Moffi also show for di match.
Moffi play 59 minutes and na him start di move wey lead to Porto goal before dem change am for Deniz Gul.
Di two Super Eagles players go now carry eye look di second leg for England to see if dem go fit enter semi-finals.
Sanusi and Moffi lead di charge for Europa League
Di first leg between Porto and Nottingham Forest end for no victor, no vanquished as everywhere just balance.
Porto start di game with power, and dem later score when William Gomes tap in Gabri Veiga cross.
But di lead no long at all because of one yeye 40-yard own goal wey Martim Fernandes score. He try pass di ball back to keeper Diogo Costa, but di ball fast pass am enter net.
Even though Forest change many of dia main players, dem stand gidigba. VAR even cancel one goal wey Igor Jesus score for second half because dem say he follow keeper jam.
Porto waste many chances to win for home, including one header wey Terem Moffi miss and one shot from Victor Froholdt wey nearly enter.
As Porto wahala with English teams continue, Nottingham Forest na dem go dey more happy as dem dey go back to City Ground with draw and home support.
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Last Updated on April 10, 2026 8:14 am by Hitvibz Media
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