LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 04: Josh Onomah of Fulham and Christian Norgaard of Brentford battle for possession during the Sky Bet Championship Play Off Final match between Brentford and Fulham at Wembley Stadium on August 04, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Nigerian-English born starlet Joshua Oghenetega Peter Onomah was in action as Fulham football club return back to the English premier league on Tuesday.

Joshua Onomah played a vital part as Fulham secured hard fought 2 – 1 victory over Brentford in dramatic English championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium stadium last night.

The game went into the extra time and Joshua Onomah featured for 110 minutes before he was replaced in the final 20 minutes.

Left-back Joe Bryan was the hero as he scored two goals in the 105th and 117 minutes to send Scott Parker’s men back to the premier league.

Joshua Oghenetega Peter Onomah born on 27 April 1997 in England to Nigerian parents.

He has represented England up to U21, but he is eligible to play for Nigeria due to his parents’ country of birth.

He was part of Fulham team squad who are only the second side to win promotion to the premier league through the play-offs twice in the space of three seasons after Leicester City were promoted via this method in both 1993-94 and 1995-96.

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