Nigerian Exports: Iwobi Makes 5th EPL Start; Success Shines; Mbakogu Plays In San Siro;Friday Unstoppable In Norway
<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> reviews the performances of players of Nigerian descent in Europe on Thursday.<br /><br />Arsenal won for the 18th time in the Premier League this season after beating West Brom 2-0 at the Emirates. <b>Alex Iwobi </b>was on parade for the Gunners for 82 minutes. <b>Victor Anichebe</b> watched on from the bench for the visitors.<br /><br />In the Serie A, <b>Jerry Mbakogu</b> worked a ninety-minute shift in attack for Carpi as they drew goalless with AC Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.<br /><br />Over to the Liga BBVA, Granada came away with a 5-1 win against fellow relegation candidates Levante, with <b>Isaac Success</b> starting and playing for 73 minutes before he subbed out.<br /><br />The former Golden Eaglets star opened the floodgates in the 25th minute and did some brilliant work to tee up Rubén Rochina for Granada’s third goal on the night.<br /><br /><b>Tyronne Ebuehi </b>started and played 90 minutes of ADO Den Haag’s 2-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar at the Kyocera Stadion in the Dutch Eredivisie.<br /><br />Still in Holland, <b>Funso Ojo</b> played the entirety of Willem II’s 1-1 draw with Cambuur.<br /><br />Across the border, in Belgium, <b>Moses Simon</b> came on in the 61st minute as Gent played out a 1-1 draw with Anderlecht at the Ghelamco Arena in the Pro League. <b>Stefano Okaka Chuka</b> played the full game for the visitors. <b>Imoh Ezekiel </b>was absent.<br /><br />In the Norwegian Premier League, <b>Fred Friday</b> netted in the 38th minute, his fourth goal in four matches, as Lillestrom shared the spoils with Aalesund (1-1). The young striker and teammate <b>Innocent Bonke</b> lasted the distance.<br /><br /><b>Chidiebere Nwakali </b>made his third consecutive start for IK Start but could not prevent his team from losing 4-1 to Sarpsborg 08. He was replaced in the 73rd minute while his teammate <b>Austine Uzoremeke</b> was on the bench.<br /><br /><b>Onyekachi Ugwuadu </b>entered the fray for SO8 nine minutes from time.<br /><br />In the Finnish Cup, <b>Taye Taiwo</b>, <b>Nnamdi Oduamadi </b>and <b>Vincent Onovo</b> missed HJK Helsinki’s 5-1 rout of AC Kajaani. <span class=\"name\"><b>Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi</b>, who played the full game, netted a consolation in the 79th minute.</span><br /><br /><b>Faith Friday Obilor </b>went the full 90 as Inter Turku were hammered 4-0 by PK-35 Vantaa. Teammate <b>Philip Njoku </b>was introduced in the 44th minute.<br /><br /><b>Azubuike Egwuekwe</b> and <b>Gbolahan Salami </b>started and completed KuPS’s 1-0 victory against JaePS. <b>Paul Onobi </b>did not make the 18-man squad, while <b>Aliyu Abubakar </b>was an unused sub for the Kuopio-based team.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />
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