West Bromwich Albion kicked off their English Championship campaign in style, securing a 3-1 win against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, thanks to a brilliant hat-trick by Josh Maja.

Tolu Arokodare found the back of the net in KRC Genk’s 3-2 comeback victory against Club Brugge in their Belgian Pro League match on Sunday.

In their final preseason game ahead of the upcoming season, Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi delivered an impressive performance, helping Fulham secure a 2-0 victory over Hoffenheim.

Raphael Onyedika returned to action after a brief injury layoff, and made Club Brugge’s matchday squad against KRC Genk in the Belgian League.

Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 1-1 draw last night by Spanish side Real Betis in a pre-season friendly at the BayArena Stadium.

Rangers secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Motherwell in their Premiership encounter at Hampden Park, with Cyriel Dessers once again proving instrumental in the victory.

Nigerian forward Akor Adams and his Ligue 1 club, Montpellier, suffered a 3-1 defeat in a pre-season friendly against Bundesliga side Mainz in Germany.

Napoli’s star striker, Victor Osimhen, has formally requested to leave the Serie A club this summer, according to Giovanni Manna, one of the club’s directors. 

Nigerian forward John Maja was the star of the show as his hat-trick led West Bromwich Albion to a 3-1 comeback victory against Queens Park Rangers in their Championship clash at Loftus Road on Saturday.

Swedish football club Östersunds FK has confirmed the signing of 23-year-old defender Sunday Anyanwu from Nigerian side Bendel Insurance.