Following the brace he scored on the road when Genk defeated Royal Antwerp 3-1 last evening, Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu has risen to the top of the Belgian league top scorer's table.
The two goals were Onuachu's second consecutive hat trick, and Genk increased its lead over the competition at the top of the Belgian Division A standings to four points. He scores two more goals earlier to bring his season total for Genk to eight goals in five games.
In the 13th minute, Bryan Hayden gave Genk the lead, and Onuachu added a second goal 20 minutes later.
However, Onuachu had the last laugh as he powered home a header off the post midway into the second half. Genk now has 37 points from 14 matches.
Elsewhere, in the Italian Serie A, Ola Aina scored the opening goal as Torino went away to beat Udinese 2-1.
Another Super Eagles player, Ademola Lookman played 71 minutes before he was replaced in Atalanta’s 2-0 defeat at home by Lazio
It was the same story with Samuel Chukwueze who played 62 minutes as Villarreal waited till the added minutes to subdue Almeria 2-1.
In the Premier League, Joe Aribo was efficient as hosts Southampton dent Arsenal’s title push with a deserving draw at Saint Mary ground on Sunday afternoon.
In the second tier English Championship, Super Eagles’ Vice-captain, William Troost-Ekong, scored the third goal in Watford’s 4-0 win demolition of Luton Town in a match that saw the return of Samuel Kalu who played a part in the win for the Hornets.
The win did not in any way lifted the Championship side from the middle of the pack as they languished in the eighth position and still far away from the prospect of promotion into the elite division or possible Play-off.