Forgotten Nigerian striker, Bartholomew Ogbeche scored to help Eredivisie club, SC Cambuur defeat Scheveningen 2-0 in extra time in the KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup) on Wednesday.
Ogbeche netted Cambuur’s first of the night in the 105th minute as the Leeuwarden club eventually prevailed at the death, in the tense third round contest decided at the Cambuurstadion. The 30-year-old has been in great form this season and has already scored six goals in 10 Eredivisie games for the club.
Wednesday’s goal against Scheveningen in the KNVB Beker was his first in the competition which brings his overall haul to seven goals in 11 games in all competitions this season.
Ogbeche, a member of the Nigeria squad at the 2002 Fifa World Cup, scored three goals in 11 games for the Super Eagles in a fleeting international career between 2002 and 2004.
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