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Nigerian superstar Gift Orban has scored two goals in just one start for Gent in the Belgian playoffs.
Belgian side KAA Gent made it back-to-back wins in the playoffs following hard-earned 2-1 win over Standard Liege.
Nigerian star Gift Orban and his partner in crime Hugo Cuypers stole the show as Gent overcame a shaky second half to registered their second win in as many matches.
Orban opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark courtesy of superb through pass from Cuypers.
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22:23 - 23.04.2023
Gift Orban extends goal drought as Gent lose again
Gift Orban and his Gent teammates have now failed to win any of the last five matches across all competitions.
The 20-year-old made no mistakes from close range to score his second goal of the playoffs as they look to win the 2023 Jupiler.
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Orban started slowly before the goal and ended up with five attempts, with one coming off the woodwork.
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He has now scored 11 goals in 11 matches for Gent in the Jupiler since he joined the club in January.
Gent shine on
Two goals in either half from both reliable scorers were enough to give them a crucial win despite Liege fight back led by Steven Alzate.
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22:06 - 03.05.2023
Alhassan Yusuf's Antwerp win royale battle vs Boniface's Union SG
The race for the Belgian Jupiler title continued with a royal battle between Royal Antwerp, Union SG and their two Nigerian stars Alhassan Yusuf and Victor Boniface.
The home side dominated the encounter but Gent always looked a threat with Orban leading the lines for the visitors.
It was not a surprise when the Nigerian youngster latched on to a lovely pass from man of the match, Cuypers to open the scoring in the 31st minute.
However, after the break, the home side came out smoking and got their reward when Alzate levelled the scores just before the hour mark.
Gent didn’t take long to restore their lead, with that man, Cuypers, the scorer this time as they held on to seal the win.
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17:29 - 16.04.2023
Gift Orban caged as Gent drop points again
The 20-year-old Gift Orban benched for Gent’s trip to Mechelen in the Jupiler.
With the victory, Gent go top of their playoff group on 34 points, five more their second-placed Liege.
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