Nigerian Players Abroad: Osimhen scores again, Onuachu opens his account in Belgium while Ndidi can’t stop Manchester United
In England
We start from England where Wilfred Ndidi’s Leicester City could not get any point at Old Trafford against Manchester United on Saturday, September 14. Ndidi played the whole 90 minutes of the game as Leicester City lost 1-0.
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi played the full minutes of the game as Everton were beaten 3-1 away at Bournemouth.
Championship
Going down a division, Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi secured a point for West Brom with a goal in their 1-1 draw away at Fulham. Ajayi scored with a header in the 90th-minute to draw West Brom level.
Nigerian-English youngster Eberechi Ezewas in form again for Queens Park Rangers and opened the scoring in their 3-2 win over Luton Town on Saturday.
Nigerian midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo was a second-half substitute for Stoke City who lost 2-1 at home to Bristol City.
In Spain
Nigerian defender Chidozie Awaziem was given a battering welcome to Spain as his Leganes side were beaten 3-0 at home by Villarreal. Awazielm played the whole 90 minutes of the game in central defence but could not stop the Yellow Submarines from scoring.
Nigerian player Azeez Ramon was an 82nd-minute substitute for Granada in their 2-0 away win at Celta Vigo.
In France
Just a few days after scoring his first international goal for Nigeria, Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was on song again in Lille’s 2-1 win over Angers. Osimhen now has five goals in five games for Lille.
Super Eagles forward Samuel Kalu played the whole 90 minutes as Bordeauxrecorded a 2-0 win over Metz.
His teammate and compatriot Josh Majawas a second-half substitute in that game.
Nigerian forward Moses Simon got another start as Nantes got a 1-0 win over Stade Reims. Simon was taken out in the second half.
In Germany
Super Eagles left-back Jamilu Collins played the whole 90 minutes as FC Paderbornwere trashed 5-1 at home by Schalke 04.
In China
Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo made a return from injury for the first time since the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON). It’s wasn’t a delightful return for Ighalo who missed a penalty as Shanghai Shenhua suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Tianjin Teda in their Chinese Super League (CSL) clash on Sunday.
In Turkey
Nigerian midfielder Azubuike Okechukwuwas a second-half substitute in istanbul Basakshir’s 1-1 home draw against Sivasspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday.
Nigerian striker Anthony Nwakaemeplayed the whole 90 minutes as Trabzonspor got a 2-2 draw at home against Genclerbirligi.
His teammate and compatriot Mikel Obiwas also on for the whole duration of the game and had an impressive outing in the game.
Nigerian forward Olarenwaju Kayode had an impressive outing for Gazişehir Gaziantep who recorded a 3-2 win over Besiktas. Kayode got an assist, earned a penalty for his side and got a red card.
TFF 1. League
Going down a division in Turkey, Super Eagles player Shehu Abdullahi was on target in Bursaspor 3-1 home win against Osmanlispor. Abdullahi opened the scoring for Bursaspor three minutes before the half-hour mark.
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