Ex-Nigeria junior international, John Owoeri has emerged the top scorer in Sweden for 2016 after he netted four times in Hacken’s 7-0 bashing of Falkenbergs FF in the last game of the season.
The 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup silver medallist thus ended the season with 17 goals as Hacken finished 10th on the table.
Sebastian Andersson of Norrkoping and Vidar Om Kjartansson of Malmo finished behind Owoeri with 14 goals apiece.
The former Enyimba forward, Owoeri who played against compatriot, Hakeem Araba on Sunday, scored in the 44th minute to give his side a 4-0 lead.
On resumption, Owoeri scored again in the 49th minute to make the scoreline 5-0, while he added two more goals in the 53rd and 70th minutes to finish as goal king of the season with 17 strikes.
Meanwhile, Super Eagles striker, Brown Ideye remains top scorer in Greece after he scored his seventh goal of the season for Olympiacos during the derby against Panathinaikos.
Ideye, who netted 10 goals in 24 appearances last season in the Greek Super League, last Sunday scored Olympiacos’ third goal in the 44th minute.
Olympiacos are top of the league table with 21 points from eight matches, seven points ahead of closest rivals Panathinaikos.
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