Super Eagles midfielder Tochukwu Nnadi went the distance and set up a goal as Marseille turned an early deficit into a 5-2 win at Angers. Five different players scored for the visitors.
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Tochukwu Nnadi played all 90 minutes and provided an assist as Marseille came from behind to beat Angers 5-2 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. It was a big night for the Super Eagles midfielder, whose season has been hit by injury.
Nnadi’s playing time has been limited by recurring injuries, so a full match away at Angers was exactly what he needed. Anyone wanting to back Nigerian players in Europe can check the Bet9ja welcome bonus first.
Angers struck first, with Lilian Raolisoa putting the hosts ahead in the 14th minute. Marseille settled and took 58% of the possession, and Himad Abdelli levelled in the 37th minute. Nouhoum Kamissoko made it 2-1 in the 43rd, just before the break.
Amine Gouiri had a penalty saved in the 59th minute. He made up for it almost at once, firing home from open play to make it 3-1. Angers got a lifeline when Amine El Ouazzani converted a penalty in the 74th minute.
That lifeline didn’t last. Amine Harit scored in the 83rd minute and Igor Paixão added a fifth in the 85th, finishing off a comfortable away win.
Nnadi’s assist was the reward for a composed shift in a midfield that took control after the early setback. New punters weighing up Ligue 1 markets can also check the Bet9ja referral code.
His season has not been smooth. Nnadi picked up a knee injury in Marseille’s 2-0 defeat to Monaco at the end of August, and he stayed in France during the October international break to prioritise his rehabilitation. Marseille and the Super Eagles staff agreed on that plan.
Five goals from five different scorers tells you how much Marseille had in attack. But what does this night do for Nnadi’s push for a regular place under coach Bruno Génésio? A full match with an assist is the best argument a midfielder can make.
Marseille’s next test comes on Thursday, October 22, away at Sturm Graz in the Europa League. Winning 5-2 at Angers is one thing, but European nights ask for more.
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📌 Did You Know?
- Nnadi joined Marseille from Belgium’s Zulte Waregem in the final hours of the winter window in 2026 for a reported €6 million, on a contract that runs to June 2028.
- He began his professional career at Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv in 2021 before moving to Zulte Waregem in January 2024.
- Nnadi played all five matches for Nigeria at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, including wins over Italy and Argentina.
- He made his senior competitive debut for the Super Eagles at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, replacing Paul Onuachu against Uganda.
- His first start for Marseille came in a 1-1 draw with Nice, where he set up Pierre-Emile Højbjerg’s header for the opener.
- Marseille visit Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League on November 5, a ground where Nigerian forwards Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella are on the books.
