Nigerian Exports: Iheanacho & Iwobi Benched; Aminu, Ogu & Igiebor Play Full Game, Gabriel & Nwofor Feature; Chrisantus Frozen Out
Catch up on the performance of Nigerian players in the European Leagues on Monday.<br /><br />Both <b>Kelechi Iheanacho </b>and <b>Alex Iwobi </b>made their respective teams 18 - man squads for the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester City, but the two strikers didn’t feature as the Citizens were beaten 2 - 1 by the Gunners.<br /><br />Nigeria U23 international <b>Umar Aminu </b>went the distance in Osmanlıspor’s 3 - 2 loss to Besiktas in the Super Lig. It was his 12th appearance of the season in the league.<br /><br />In Portugal, Nigeria international <b>Reuben Gabriel </b>started and played for 61 minutes in Boavista’s 1 - 0 loss to Belenenses. Teammate <b>Uche Nwofor</b> joined the fray 8 minutes after Reuben was subbed.<br /><br /><b>Macauley Chrisantus </b>continues to be frozen out of the AEK Athens squad and wasn’t included in the squad in their 2 - 1 loss to Levadiakos. He has not featured in the Super League since November 8.<br /><br />Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be’er Sheva battled for supremacy at Bloomfield on Monday night with three Nigerians handed starts in the contest. 2 - 1 it ended in favour of the team from Negev.<br /><br /><b>Nosa Igiebor </b>played the full game for the champions. Fellow Super Eagles midfielder <b>John Ogu</b> worked a 90 - minute shift for The Camels while teammate <b>Tony Nwakaeme </b>was replaced in the 90th minute.<br />
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