Nigerians abroad: Iwobi and Akor Adams score winners as Osimhen draws a blank

With the Tanzania double-header less than a month away and no squad named yet, every weekend is an audition. This one went well for two of Eric Chelle's forwards and quietly for his biggest name. The details below come from Nigerian outlets' weekend round-ups, credited where only one reported them. Where reports disagreed, we have left the player out.

Iwobi wins it for Fulham

Alex Iwobi scored the only goal in Fulham's 1-0 win over Hull City on Saturday, in the 33rd minute according to Naija News. It was his first league goal of the season. Calvin Bassey played the full game at centre-back, and Pulse Sports singled out his performance. On the other side, Semi Ajayi completed 90 minutes for Hull.

Akor Adams sinks Napoli

Akor Adams scored the winner for Venezia against Napoli early in the second half, ending a four-game run without a goal. Pulse Sports says it was Venezia's first win of the season and his fourth goal in all competitions. Adams also scored Nigeria's late equaliser in the 3-3 draw with Russia, so his case for a place in November keeps building.

Osimhen: 90 minutes, no goal

Victor Osimhen played the full game in Galatasaray's 1-0 win over Genclerbirligi, according to Naija News, with seven shots but no goal or assist. Pulse Sports described him as closely marked with little service. He is less than two weeks back from the groin injury that kept him out of the September and October games, which we covered in our Tanzania preview.

The rest of the weekend

• Tochukwu Nnadi set up Amine Harit's goal in Marseille's 5-2 win over Angers in Ligue 1.
• Rafiu Durosinmi scored in the 28th minute as Genk beat Virton 2-0 in the Belgian Cup.
• Samuel Adeniran scored LASK's second goal in a 4-0 win over Austria Lustenau.
• Naija News reports Maduka Okoye made eight saves for Udinese in a 3-0 defeat to Lecce.
• Pulse Sports reports Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scored a solo goal in Lazio's win at Juventus, his first of the season.

What it means for November

The striker debate is getting more interesting. Osimhen is the first name on most fans' teamsheets when fit, but Adams has now scored for club and country in the same month. Iwobi's form matters too: our analysis of what went wrong in Bissau argued that the midfield is where the Tanzania games will be decided.