It is believed that the Hammers could look to sign the Nigerian striker if he can impress when the London giants meet Genk in the UEFA Europa League later this season.
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The Nigeria international has agreed a one-year contract extension and he’s now tied to the Limburg club until the summer of 2024.
The towering Nigeria centre-forward was linked with West Ham United last season and has been touted to Liverpool by Genk chief Dimitri de Conde.
The 6ft 7in forward – who has previously faced the Reds in the Champions League – continues to go from strength to strength in Belgium after his 35-goal haul from 41 games in all competitions last season.
According to the latest report from The Athletic, Onuachu is the subject of major interest from the Premier League
Cameroon won the first game at the same venue by the odd goal on Friday, and the Eagles were expected to rally and get some pound of flesh or even create some sublime moments in Tuesday’s encounter.
Players, coaches and two directors of each club of the Pro League picked the Nigerian as their winner at the end of the season award.
The lanky centre-forward has been turning heads this season and against Peter Maes’ men, he increased his tally to ensure his side clinched all three points at Luminus Arena.
Onuachu’s late effort at Den Dreef took his tally to 26 goals after 31 league appearances – 28 goals in total this season (including two Cup goals), which makes him the highest scoring Super Eagles star in Europe so far this term.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the match, played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, had goals from Victor Osimhen, Oghenekaro Etebo and substitute Paul Onuachu.
Iwobi missed the Super Eagles’ 1-0 victory over the Republic of Benin at Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo on Friday
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that substitute Paul Onuachu scored in added time to give the Eagles victory at Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo.
The goal came at the 93rd minute when Paul Onuachu nodded the ball into the net.
With the victory, the Nigerian side ended an eight-year home unbeaten record of the Beninoise
The three-time African champions will take on the Squirrels at Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo on March 27 before facing the Crocodiles three days later at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
The tie is slated to kick off 5pm Nigeria time
A tweet by the Nigeria Football Federation on the Super Eagles official Twitter Account@NGSuperEagles on Monday said Onuachu had been called up as a replacement for the injured Moses Simon.
Super Eagles Media Officer Toyin Ibitoye disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday.
Ahead of the club’s exhibition game, all the players were tested and they were all negative except Onuachu, according Belgium news outlet, HLN Sport.
Osimhen, who plays for Ligue 1 Lille, arrived from France on Monday alongside Paul Onuachu and two other foreign based Nigerian players whose name could not be confirmed