Maja is currently on loan at Stoke City from Bordeaux and has had an average performance for the Potters.
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Both South Americans have endured frustrating seasons in navy blue – with Neymar’s campaign derailed by injury – and failed to contribute to the 3-2 Champions League aggregate loss to Real Madrid.
Maja scored two goals to fire Fulham to a 2-0 win at Everton on Sunday and give them a glimmer of hope in their fight to avoid relegation.
The 22-year-old teamed up with the Cottagers during the January transfer window on loan from French side Bordeaux until the end of the season.
The 22-year-old former Sunderland man scored two typical poacher’s goals from close range.
Maja spent time in Fulham’s youth set-up before joining Sunderland on a scholarship and then a professional deal.
With Aleksandar Mitrovic netting just twice in the Premier League this season, the Cottagers have been left short of goals in the final third.
Florian Thauvin, Jordan Amavi and a Pablo own goal won the points and put OM on 12 from seven games, three off pacesetters Paris St Germain who won 4-0 at 10-man Nimes on Friday.
It will be recalled that the winger was not named in the matchday squad for Tuesday evening’s 1-1 draw of the Super Eagles of Nigeria with Tunisia as he had to return to France due to the injury he sustained against Algeria last Friday.
Kenya, Ghana and Gabon on Friday reported their first confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus.
Nigeria boss Gernot Rohr has piled praise on Rangers star Joe Aribo after his international debut.
It was gathered that the player who plies his trade in France with Bordeaux went down unchallenged during the training session when he was about taking a corner kick at the Alexandria Stadium on the eve of the Eagles’ first group match against the Swallows of Burundi
Paris St Germain got back to winning ways in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 1-0 defeat of Girondins de Bordeaux.
Bordeaux have handed Ricardo a second stint in charge as the Brazilian steps in to replace Gus Poyet at the French club.
Arsenal icon Thierry Henry has agreed to become the new manager of Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux.
Barcelona have signed Malcom from Bordeaux for £45.5 million after swooping under the noses of Roma.