Nigerian players in Europe: Iheanacho, Oyekaru, Emenike on song as Onazi, Awoniyi crash with their clubs
Iheanacho, Iwobi, Success, Oyekaru, Emenike and Omeruo starred as their teams won the league matches while the likes of Ndidi, Awoniyi, Oboabona and Onazi could save their clubs from suffering defeats.
Here is the performance report card of the Nigerian players across Europe.
ENGLAND
MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho continued his impressive run of form as he scored and assisted a goal while his club destroyed Bournemouth 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Kelechi has scored three goals and assisted 2 goals in his last 3 games for the Citizens.
ARSENAL
Alex Iwobi put up a man of the match performance as Arsenal beat Hull City 4-1 away from home. The 20-year-old assisted his club’s first 2 goals and was involved in everything positive his club did on the night.
WATFORD
Odion Ighalo and Isaac Success helped Watford beat Manchester United 3-1 to inflict third consecutive defeat on Mourinho’s tutored side. Isaac Success who came in for his compatriot Ighalo, was involved in the build up to the penalty earned by the Hornets in injury time for their third goal.
LECEISTER CITY
Ahmed Musa was an unused sub as Leceister City beat Burnley 3-0.
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Carl Ikeme was in action for the entire match as his Wolverhampton side beat Newcastle United at St. James Park.
BELGIUM
AS EUPEN
Henry Oyekaru scored his third league goal as his side lost 3-2 to Club Brugge. The 19-year-old opened the scoring for his club but Brugge fought back to win the game. Anthony Bassey came in the 2nd half but couldn’t change the outcome of the game. Odeni Igor George Jamabo was an unused sub.
GENT
Anderson Esiti came in the second for Schoofs but his impact couldn’t change the outcome of the match as his side lost 1-0 to KV Oostende. Ibrahim Rabiu was an unused sub while Simon Moses didn’t feature in the game as he is nursing a hamstring injury.
GENK
Wilfred Ndidi played the full match as his side lost 2-0 to Anderlecht at home.
ITALY
Stanley Amuzie was an unused sub in his sides 1-0 defeat at home to Ac Milan on Saturday.
HOLLAND
NEC
Taiwo Awoniyi played the first 45 as his club lost 2-0 to Sparta Rotterdam, the Liverpool loanee is yet to find the back of the net for his new club.
AZ
Imoh Fred Friday was an unused sub in his clubs 2-0 victory over PEC Zwolle.
TURKEY
FERNABACHE
Emmanuel Emenike is showing no sign of slowing down following his return to Fernabache, the ex Nigerian International scored a goal and assisted 2 goals in his club’s 5-1 demolition of Kasimpasa.
ALANYASPOR
Kenneth Omeruo played full match as his side beat Ogenyi Onazi’s Trabzonspor 3-0.
TRABZONSPOR
Ogenyi Onazi played for the entire duration as his side lost 3-0 to Kenneth Omeruo’s Alanyaspor.
KARABÜKSPOR
Isaac Promise played the last three minutes of the game in his team’s 3-2 win over Samuel Eto’o Antalyaspor.
RIZESPOR
Godfrey Oboabona and Iyayi Believe Atiemwen played the entire minutes as their club lost 2-0 to Galatasary
OSMANLISPOR
Aminu Umar was instrumental in his team’s 1-0 victory over Adanaspor
