VIDEO: Hattrick in less than four minutes! Impossible? Nigeria’s Gift Emmanuel Orban of Ghent did it yesterday against Basaksehir

Gift Emmanuel Orban is an unfamiliar name to most football enthusiasts. However, yesterday he came to the attention of the general public with a record that is hardly seen on football lawns. Will his form make him a big transfer target?

A milestone in the Conference Europa League was reached yesterday that is unlikely to be surpassed. Although they are not even in the top ten in football history, they still hold a clear top spot in the competition, which was created in 2019.

The knockout stages of the EKL saw a rematch of the eight-final clash between Basaksehir and Gent yesterday. The first leg on Belgian soil ended in a 1-1 draw, with the Turkish club having a slight advantage.

But if anyone thought that the rematch would be even, they were sorely mistaken. Nigerian striker Gift Emmanuel Orban did something during the first act that most of the best footballers don’t manage to do during their whole career.

In the 31st to 34th minute he scored a hat-trick and his side won in a clear 1:4. The time of 3 minutes and 24 seconds is a record in the relatively short history of the competition. The 20-year-old has been showing incredible form in recent weeks.

At the weekend he scored four times in the top Belgian competition at Waregem and has yet to play a game in March in which he has not scored a goal. He has now scored twelve times in nine games for the Belgian club this season.

Gent bought him in January for just €3 million from Norwegian side Stabaek, and the young Nigerian is immediately paying off for his new employers.

Thanks to him, the Belgian club reached the quarter-finals of the EKL and hold fifth place in the Belgian top flight, which guarantees a fight for the EKL next season. Will the agile striker be able to make a move to a bigger club in the future?

Source: Livesport, Twitter accounts – Sirlahm and Bielsista, Sportsbrief.com