Super Eagles star scores 7th EPL goal as his club suffers disappointing loss against tough opponents

Super Eagles star scores 7th EPL goal as his club suffers disappointing loss against tough opponents

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:52 PM
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  • Emmanuel Dennis and his teammates at Watford suffered a 2-1 defeat against Brentford in a Premier League
  • The Nigerian striker scored the first goal which was his 7th of the season, but was not enough to save his side from defeat
  • Some concerned Nigerians have also been clamoring for Emmanuel Dennis to make a return to the Super Eagles for 2022 AFCON

Nigerian striker Emmanuel Dennis on Friday night, December 10, scored his 7th goal of the season in the Premier League but it was not enough as Watford suffered 1-2 loss at Brentford.

Watford started the Premier League encounter impressively at the Community Stadium and had to wait until the 24th minute before netting their goal through Emmanuel Dennis who benefited from Tom Cleverley's cross.

Did Dennis and his teammates win the match?

The first-half lead put the Hornets on course to end their three-game losing streak until they conceded two late goals.

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Emmanuel Dennis in action for Premier League side Watford. Photo by Alex Pantling
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Pontus Jansson equalised for the Bees in the 84th minute and Bryan Mbeumo scored a 95th-minute winner from the penalty spot.

As things stand, Watford are currently occupying 17th position on the Premier League table with 13 points after 16 games played so far.

There have also been calls for Emmanuel Dennis to be included in the Super Eagles squad that will fly to Cameroon for the 2022 African Cup of Nations.

Former Lazio manager reveals why Napoli can’t win Italian Serie A without Super Eagles striker

Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how a former manager of Lazio football club of Italy, Delio Rossi, has stated that it would be tough for Napoli to win the Scudetto without Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen.

Osimhen who suffered facial fractures is gradually recuperating as he was spotted at the club’s training ground on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old was initially scheduled to be out of action until January, but he seems to have returned as he was spotted at the club’s training ground.

The striker suffered terrible injuries to his cheekbone and orbital fracture in Napoli’s Serie A clash against Inter Milan on November 21.

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