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  • Ezekiel in action for Liege

    Ezekiel in action for Liege

    Imoh Ezekiel helped Standard Liege to a 2-0 win over KV Oostende in a Belgian Jupiler Pro League game played on Saturday evening at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

    The 20-year-old featured throughout the encounter, as goals from Micky Batshuayi and Igor de Camargo sealed a comfortable victory for the hosts.

    Standard now hold a seven-point lead over second-placed Anderlecht, who have a game in hand against Mechelen on Sunday.

    Ezekiel has scored a total of eight goals in 21 games (19 starts) this season for Standard Liege, who sit atop the Jupiler League table with 51 points from 22 matches.

  • Ezekiel’s brace keeps Standard on top

    Ezekiel’s brace keeps Standard on top

    Imoh Ezekiel scored twice as Standard Liege thrashed Kortrijk 5-1 on Friday to stay four points clear at the top of the Belgian league.

    The 19-year-old Nigerian striker scored in the 13th minute and first half stoppage time as Standard recorded a big win to boost chances of winning the championship after its last triumph in the 2008/09 season, MTNFootball.com reports.

    Ezekiel, who is yet to represent Nigeria at any level and has attracted several top European clubs, has now fired eight goals this season.

    Last season, the ex-36 Lions of Lagos star scored a total of 16 goals in all competitions.

    Closest rivals Anderlecht also won 1-0, but remain four points behind Standard.

     

     

  • Imoh Ezekiel to the rescue

    Imoh Ezekiel to the rescue

    Imoh Ezekiel was the hero of Belgian club Standard Liege again as he scored the equaliser to salvage a home draw with Sporting Charleroi.

    The 36 Lion product was on song in the 90th minute to take the game to 2-2 and snatch a point at the end of the game. Ezekiel has scored five goals in the league this season.

    The 19-year-old was on the radar of coach John Obuh for the last U-20 team to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

    The young striker netted 16 goals in the Belgian top flight last season for Standard Liege.

     

  • Ezekiel makes history in Belgium

    Ezekiel makes history in Belgium

    Standard Liege striker, Imoh Ezekiel, on Sunday made history in Belgium when he scored the fastest goal ever in the Jupiler League, futaa.com reports.

    Ezekiel helped his club to a 2-0 victory when he scored the opener in the ninth seconds against Genk. And that was his first goal this season.

    Whilst it may be the fastest goal ever scored in Belgium’s Jupiler League, it is quite a few seconds slower than the fastest ever goals scored in the history of the Beautiful Game.

    In July, Ezekiel was handed a contract extension that would keep him in Belgium until June 2017.

    He played a vital role in Standard Liege’s sixth place finish last season, netting 16 times in 33 appearances to place fifth in the league top scorers’ chart.

     

  • Imoh Ezekiel hits 15th goal in Belgium

    Imoh Ezekiel hits 15th goal in Belgium

    Nigerian striker, Ezekiel Imoh, scored his 15th league goal of the season for Belgian club, Standard Liege on Friday.

    Supersport.com reports that the 19-year-old scored the winner as Standard Liege beat Zulte-Waregem 4-3 in what was arguably the most memorable game of the play-offs so far.

    Imoh’s effort on 79 minutes was memorable albeit controversial as Standard Liege came from 3-1 down to win at the Regenboogstadion, Waregem.

    Standard’s Japanese forward, Kensuke Nagai combined with Frédéric Bulot down the right with the latter squaring for the Nigerian youngster who poked home from five yards from a seemingly offside position.

    The goal may have been scored under fortuitous fashion but Imoh would care little about that as the win now takes Standard Liege to third on the standings, three points adrift of the leaders, Anderlecht.

    Ezekiel, who has been in great form this season, is yet to be capped by Nigeria at any level.

    He is currently in fifth place in the top goal scorer’s charts in Belgium.