Nigerian Exports: Moses,Emenike Subbed In Vs Man Utd;Nwankwo Takes Tally To 17; Bentley,Ohi&Udoh On Target

Allnigeriasoccer.com checks on the progress of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues,Cups and Champions League on Wednesday.

Austria international David Alaba went the distance in Bayern Munich’s 2-2 draw with Benfica in the UEFA Champions League. The German champions advance to the semifinals 3-2 on aggregate.

Togo national-teamer Emmanuel Adebayor played the last 24 minutes as Crystal Palace drew goalless at Selhurst Park versus Everton in the Premier League. England star Ross Barkley started and played for 86 minutes for The Toffees.

In the FA Cup replay between West Ham and Manchester United at Boleyn Ground, the visitors triumphed 2-1.

Chelsea loanee Victor Moses and Fenerbahce loanee Emmanuel Emenike came on for the Londoners in the 62nd and 74th minute respectively. The Hammers number 21 Angelo Ogbonna played the full game.

Elsewhere, there was a 4-0 victory for Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo and Gil Vicente against Oliveirense in the Portuguese Segunda Liga.

The lanky striker found the net in the 54th and 63rd minute to take his tally to 17 in the league, and played the full 90 minutes.

Fidelis Irhene played the last six minutes of Portimonense’s 3-1 victory over Vitoria de Guimaraes B. Nigeria U20 star Musa Yahaya sat on the bench for the entirety of the game in Portimão.

In the Norwegian Cup, Ohi Omoijuanfo started and played 90 minutes as Stabaek thrashed Korsvoll 4-1 at Korsvoll kunstgress (Oslo). He scored in the 83rd minute to put the visitors 2-1 up.

Onyekachi Ugwuadu made Sarpsborg 08’s 18-man squad in the 5-0 rout of Aas but was one of the four substitutes that failed to come off the bench.

Former Flying Eagles star Chuks Akabueze netted Odd Grenland’s third goal in the 79th minute versus Tollnes. It ended 5-0 with Bentley playing the last 24 minutes.

Aniekpeno Udoh opened scoring for Viking five minutes before the interval as they hammered Vardeneset 5-1. Udoh and another recruit in the winter transfer market Usman Sale started and finished the game for the Premier League team.

Teammate Samuel Adegbenro was replaced in the 64th minute, while Suleiman Abdullahi was benched.

Switzerland youth international Manuel Akanji was not involved as Basel defeated Lugano 4-1 in the Swiss Super League.

Kingsley Madu, Rabiu Ibrahim and Samuel Kalu started AS Trenčín’s 1-0 win against MFK Ru�omberok in the semifinal of the Slovnaft Cup. Rabiu subbed out in the 76th minute,while Aliko Bala replaced Kalu in the 64th minute.

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