Throwback Thursday: Watch Wilson Oruma's Crucial Europa League Goal

 

It's Thursday and AllNews travels back in time to close to two decades ago when ex-SuperEagles' midfielder, Wilson Oruma netted a crucial goal for Swiss side, Servette against Real Zaragoza of Spain in 2001 in the UEFA Europa League (UEL).

Oruma was part of the Golden Eaglets team which won the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championships, captaining his side and becoming the tournament's top goalscorer with 6 goals.

He played 19 times international matches over 11 years for Nigeria and was part of the team that participated at France 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the only appearance he made in the tournament against Paraguay. He also was part of the squad that won the Olympic gold medal in 1996.

Oruma's club career

Oruma arrived at RC Lens of France from Bendel Insurance of Benin in 1994. A season after being loaned to Nancy, he returned to Lens and played seven matches during their 1997–98 Ligue 1 title campaign.

After representing Nigeria at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Turkish side Samsunspor, returning to France one year later to play for Nîmes.

In 2000, Oruma was transferred to Swiss side Servette, playing two seasons before coming back to France again, where he played until 2009 for Sochaux, Marseille and Guingamp, winning the 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue with Sochaux and the 2008–09 Coupe de France with Guingamp, despite them being a Ligue 2 club at the time.

He was handed a trial by Cardiff City - a club based in Wales but who play in the English football league system – in the summer of 2008 and scored in a 2–2 pre-season friendly at Chasetown, but was not awarded a contract due to a lack of fitness.

He retired from professional football in 2010 after a season with Greek club AO Kavala.

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Watch Oruma's video below:

Ex-@NGSuperEagles' midfielder, Wilson Oruma netted this for Swiss side, Servette against @RealZaragoza of Spain in 2001 in the @EuropaLeague. Is Oruma still a happy man?#nakedchallenge #AfricansAreNotLabRats #DearMrPresident #PreshDavidTheBrand #saturdayexpress Shatta Osun pic.twitter.com/zrWcCcregQ

— Ridwan Adeola Yusuf (@ridoradeola) April 4, 2020