Nigerian Exports: Iheanacho Plays For 50 Minutes As City Held By Real Madrid; Odubajo Faces Former Team;Chrisantus Still Out Of Favour At AEK
Catch up on the performances of Nigerian players in Europe on Tuesday, April 26.<br /><br />Nigeria international <b>Kelechi Iheanacho</b> made his third appearance in the UEFA Champions League as Manchester City were held to a goalless draw by Real Madrid at the Etihad.<br /><br />The 19-year-old striker came on in the 40th minute and thought he had won a penalty for City three minutes out of intermission but the referee did not give any signal when he went down after a tackle by Ramos.<br /><br />Remaining in England, Hull City won for the 23rd time in the Championship this term, earning a 2-0 win at the KC Stadium versus Brentford. <b>Moses Odubajo</b> was among the 11 starters for the Tigers and played the full game.<br /><br />Super Eagle <b>Sone Aluko </b>was left out of the Hull City squad while <b>Chuba Akpom</b> entered the fray in the 78th minute.<br /><br /><span></span>
<div class=\"team\">In League Two, AFC Wimbledon need one more win to be guaranteed a playoff spot but slipped to a 1-0 defeat against fellow promotion hopefuls Portsmouth.<br /><br />The Dons striker<b> Adebayo Azeez </b>played the last 22 minutes of the contest at Kingsmeadow. Teammate <b>Adebayo Akinfenwa </b>was an unused sub.<br /><br />Former Golden Eaglets sensation <span><b>Macauley Chrisantus</b> remains out of favour at AEK Athens and was missing from the 18-man squad for the Cup clash against Atromitos. 1-1 it finished. <br /></span>
<div class=\"ply tright name\"> </div> <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /></div><br />
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