Nigeria, July 30 -- The European football season is ending and some Nigerian players have helped their various teams make the leap into the topmost tier of football leagues in England, Spain, and Italy.

Nwankwo with FC Crotone in Italy

2018 World Cup surprise inclusion, Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo, known simply as Simy in Italy, may have caught the eye of Gernot Rohr once again with his stellar performance for Crotone in Serie B. The lanky forward, who played only three minutes in Russia 2018, scored 20 goals and provided three assists as Crotone won automatic qualification back to Serie A after their demotion in 2018.

Crotone returned to Serie A after the 28-year-old scored seven goals for his team in the last eight league matches to guar...