David Okereke scores for Gaziantep in four goals draw with Kasimpasa

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s David Okereke was part of the goal scorers as Gaziantep played out a 2-2 draw with Kasimpa in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday.

Nuno Da Costa opened scoring for Kasimpasa in the seventh minute with a good stretch to the ball inside the box in Istanbul.

The lead lasted for two minutes after which Okereke equalised with rebound.

His initial effort was saved before converting the rebound to level the scoreline.

Da Costa restored the host’s lead with four minutes remaining in the first half.

Halil Dervisoglu restored parity for Gaziantep in the 83rd minute of a game where two of the visitors goals were ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

Okereke was replaced by Cyril Mandouki in the 86th minute after scoring his fifth goal of the league campaign for Gaziantep.

He has also provided two assists from 12 league games.

Gaziantep occupies the eighth position on the league table with 22 points after 17 games.

They will welcome Istanbulspor in the Turkish Cup on January 9, 2025.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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