Nigerians abroad: Awaziem scores twice, Iheanacho keeps going and Osimhen wins the derby

Two and a half weeks before Nigeria play Tanzania, the weekend gave Eric Chelle good news at both ends of the pitch. His first-choice striker won a derby, one of his defenders scored twice and a forward outside the recent squads kept up a run that is getting hard to ignore. The details below come from Soccernet's round-up and match reports, credited where only one outlet reported them.

Osimhen wins the Istanbul derby

Victor Osimhen scored in the 29th and 44th minutes as Galatasaray beat Fenerbahce 2-1 on Monday night. It took Galatasaray back to the top of the Super Lig. We have the full story in our report on the derby.

Awaziem's double for Konyaspor

Centre-backs do not often lead a weekend round-up. Chidozie Awaziem scored both goals in Konyaspor's 2-0 win over Genclerbirligi, the first shortly before half-time and the second early in the second half. Nigeria conceded too easily in the October games, so a defender in this kind of form is worth noting.

Iheanacho: 12 games in a row

Kelechi Iheanacho scored in Bursaspor's 4-2 win over Keciorengucu, which took them top of the TFF 1. Lig, Turkey's second division. Soccernet reports it was his 12th straight league game with a goal, and that he now has 16 goals and three assists in 12 appearances. We look at whether that should earn him a recall in this week's debate.

The rest of the weekend

• Gift Orban scored a 73rd-minute penalty to earn Amedspor a 1-1 draw with Samsunspor. Soccernet puts him on eight league goals this season.
• Olakunle Olusegun scored his first league goal of the season, in the 24th minute, as Rostov beat Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0.
• David Okereke scored one and set up two in Benevento's 3-0 win over Arezzo in Italy.
• Friday Etim scored three minutes after half-time in Midtjylland's 3-2 win over Lyngby, his sixth league goal of the season according to Soccernet.

What it means for November

Nigeria are three points behind Guinea-Bissau in the AFCON 2027 qualifying group and play Tanzania home and away on 13 and 17 November. The squad has not been named. On this weekend's evidence, the attack picks itself if Osimhen is fit. The more interesting calls are in defence, and whether Chelle looks again at a striker scoring every week in Turkey's second tier. Last week's round-up is here.