Ligue 1, Serie A, La Liga: The African Weekend, from Gessime Yassine to Jérémie Boga
Moroccan Gessime Yassine was involved in four of RC Strasbourg's five goals against Auxerre (5-1) on Sunday, November 1, 2026, marking the most notable African performance of a weekend where the continent made its mark on the scoresheets across four major European leagues, according to the Africafoot summary.
Strasbourg: Yassine involved in every goal
The Moroccan international first set up Martial Godo in the 55th minute, then won the penalty converted by Conrad Harder in the 62nd. He then scored with his left foot in the 77th minute from a Sebastian Nanasi pass, before heading home in the 85th minute from a Diego Oso cross. Named man of the match, he now has four goals and four assists in the league. Strasbourg, however, remains in twelfth place with 10 points.
Boga punishes Napoli for Juventus
In Turin, Ivorian international Jérémie Boga came on in the 72nd minute and scored in the 87th, from an Andrea Cambiaso pass, the goal that sealed a 2-0 victory for Juventus against Napoli, who were reduced to ten men following the expulsion of Marianucci. It is his first goal of the season in Serie A. According to Africafoot, he is the second African to score for Juventus against Napoli in Serie A, following Gabonese player Mario Lemina in 2015. The Turin side is seventh with 17 points.
Sadiq saves Valencia, Onyeka settles into the Bundesliga
In La Liga, Nigerian Umar Sadiq came on in the 60th minute against Elche and scored in the 69th, at the end of a run set up by Arnaut Danjuma, the only goal of the match. Two months after a hamstring injury, he gave Valencia its first victory under Javier Aguirre and its first win in five league matches, with the club still in the relegation zone with 9 points.
In the Bundesliga, another Nigerian, Francis Onyeka, on loan from Bayer Leverkusen to Elversberg, opened the scoring in the 26th minute with a left-footed shot, from a David Mokwa pass, in his team's big win against Mainz (4-1). It was his first goal of the season in the German top flight, earning him man of the match honors and seventh place for his club, with 13 points.
These performances come nine days before the resumption of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with the third matchday scheduled for November 11, 2026: enough to influence the squads that national team coaches must finalize this week.
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