Nigerian Exports: Moses,Emenike Subbed In Vs Man Utd;Nwankwo Takes Tally To 17; Bentley,Ohi&Udoh On Target
<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> checks on the progress of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues,Cups and Champions League on Wednesday.<br /><br />Austria international <b>David Alaba</b> 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.<br /><br />Togo national-teamer <b>Emmanuel Adebayor</b> played the last 24 minutes as Crystal Palace drew goalless at Selhurst Park versus Everton in the Premier League. England star <b>Ross Barkley </b>started and played for 86 minutes for <i>The Toffees</i>.<br /><br />In the FA Cup replay between West Ham and Manchester United at Boleyn Ground, the visitors triumphed 2-1. <br /><br />Chelsea loanee <b>Victor Moses</b> and Fenerbahce loanee<b> Emmanuel Emenike </b>came on for the Londoners in the 62nd and 74th minute respectively. The Hammers number 21 <b>Angelo Ogbonna</b> played the full game.<br /><br />Elsewhere, there was a 4-0 victory for <b>Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo</b> and Gil Vicente against Oliveirense in the Portuguese Segunda Liga.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><b>Fidelis Irhene</b> played the last six minutes of Portimonense’s 3-1 victory over Vitoria de Guimaraes B. Nigeria U20 star <b>Musa Yahaya</b> sat on the bench for the entirety of the game in Portimão.<br /><br />In the Norwegian Cup, <b>Ohi Omoijuanfo</b> 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.<br /><br /><b>Onyekachi Ugwuadu</b> 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.<br /><br />Former Flying Eagles star <b>Chuks Akabueze</b> netted Odd Grenland’s third goal in the 79th minute versus Tollnes. It ended 5-0 with Bentley playing the last 24 minutes.<br /><br /><span class=\"name\"><b>Aniekpeno Udoh</b> opened scoring for Viking five minutes before the interval as they hammered </span>Vardeneset 5-1. Udoh and another recruit in the winter transfer market <b>Usman Sale</b> started and finished the game for the Premier League team.<br /><br />Teammate <b>Samuel Adegbenro</b> was replaced in the 64th minute, while <b>Suleiman Abdullahi </b>was benched.<br /><br />Switzerland youth international <b>Manuel Akanji </b>was not involved as Basel defeated Lugano 4-1 in the Swiss Super League.<br /><br /><b>Kingsley Madu</b>, <b>Rabiu Ibrahim </b>and <b>Samuel Kalu </b>started AS Trenčín’s 1-0 win against MFK Ružomberok in the semifinal of the Slovnaft Cup. Rabiu subbed out in the 76th minute,while <b>Aliko Bala</b> replaced Kalu in the 64th minute.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br /><br />Photo Credit : whufc.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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