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Nigeria’s Akere inspires Botev Plovdiv to Bulgarian Cup victory

Samuel Akere scored a goal and provided an assist as Botev Plovdiv defeated Spartak Varna 2-1 in the Bulgarian Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Nigerian scored in the previous round against Etar, coming of the bench to net the final goal in a 4-2 win. Akere opened proceedings against Botev Plovdiv in the 20th minute before assisting Ivelin Popov for the second goal in the...