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Paul Onuachu makes it 13 goals in eight games as Genk win away to Anderlecht
By Olu Dare
Paul Onuachu scored his 13th goal in eight games as Genk beat Anderlecht 2-0 on Sunday.
The Super Eagle opened the scoring for Genk after 19 minutes, lashing the ball into the bottom right corner after Daniel Munoz squared a simple pass to his feet.
It came just a minute after he had missed a golden chance when he met a cross in the box and found space only to produce an inaccurate shot.
Paintsil then produced a great pass that found Gerardo Arteaga inside the penalty area and he took advantage of the situation to rifle a low shot into the back of the net for 2-0 eight minutes after the break.
Only Haaland has scored more league goals in Europe’s major leagues than the Nigeria international, whose tally is better than Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe and Christopher Nkunku the La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga leading scorers, on 12 apiece.
Having been recalled to the Nigeria squad ahead of Thursday’s friendly match against Portugal, his form presents a good headache for Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro who has an array of top forwards to choose from, including Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Terem Moffi of Lorient.
Onuachu continues to break records in Belgium and he looks on course to leading Genk to the title while the Golden Boot Award is firmly in his corner.
