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.

Both Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi 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.

Nigeria U23 international Umar Aminu 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.

In Portugal, Nigeria international Reuben Gabriel started and played for 61 minutes in Boavista’s 1 - 0 loss to Belenenses. Teammate Uche Nwofor joined the fray 8 minutes after Reuben was subbed.

Macauley Chrisantus 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.

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.

Nosa Igiebor played the full game for the champions. Fellow Super Eagles midfielder John Ogu worked a 90 - minute shift for The Camels while teammate Tony Nwakaeme was replaced in the 90th minute.