Nigerian international striker Cyriel Dessers scored twice against Kairat Almaty (34th, 68th) in the Conference League, taking his European tally for the season to 6 with Panathinaikos, who stay top of their group.
Cyriel Dessers scored two goals, in the 34th and 68th minutes, in Panathinaikos’s win over Kairat Almaty in the Conference League. According to NewsNow African Football, that performance guided the Athens club to victory, and the forward was named man of the match after the game by UEFA’s observers.
At 31, the former Rangers and Feyenoord striker was decisive in the box. Kairat Almaty could not contain his physical power or his finishing, according to the same source. The brace comes as his case for the national team is revived, with the November camp approaching.
Six goals in European competition this season
With those two goals, Dessers takes his tally to 6 in European competition this season with Panathinaikos. In the very first edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, he had already finished as the competition’s top scorer, with 10 goals in a Feyenoord shirt.
As a team, Panathinaikos stay top of their Conference League group with 7 points from three matches played. The Greek club are thus confirming their ambition to reach at least the quarter-finals of the competition, NewsNow African Football reports.
A revived case for the Super Eagles
That performance revives Dessers’s case for a return to Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the November camp, according to NewsNow African Football. The source speaks of a revived case, without reporting any decision from the head coach.
With this brace, the 31-year-old forward’s name is back in the discussion around the Nigerian squad, having cut his teeth at Rangers and Feyenoord before joining the Athens club.
League before Europe
Panathinaikos return to Greek Super League action this weekend full of confidence, according to NewsNow. The match is scheduled for this Sunday, 25 October 2026.
The Greek club will then be back in Conference League action on 5 November 2026, for the competition’s 4th matchday.