Nigerian Exports : Odubajo Clocks Up 90 Minutes, Akpom Benched As Hull City Advance; Ideye Loses Cup Final; Chrisantus Absent For AEK

Nigerian Exports : Odubajo Clocks Up 90 Minutes, Akpom Benched As Hull City Advance; Ideye Loses Cup Final; Chrisantus Absent For AEK

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues plus Cup on Tuesday.<br /><br />Hull City advanced to the Championship play-off Final despite losing 2-0 to Derby County at the KC Stadium. The Tigers had won the Semi-final, Game 1 3-0.<br /><br /><b>Moses Odubajo</b> and England youth international <b>Chuba Akpom </b>were named in Hull City<span class=\"_xJh\"></span>&rsquo;s 18-man squad , but the Arsenal loanee remained on the bench while the wing-back played the entirety of the game and picked up a booking in the 50th minute.<br /><br />Nigeria international <b>Sone Aluko </b>did not make the match day squad. It would have been his 32nd appearance of the season in all competitions if he had featured. <br /><br />In Greece, Olympiakos were beaten 2-1 by AEK Athens behind closed doors in the final of the Greek Cup. <br /><br />Super Eagles striker <b>Brown Ideye</b> entered the fray in the 53rd minute. Former Golden Eaglets sensation <span><b>Macauley Chrisantus </b>remains out of favour at <i>The Yellow-Blacks</i> and was not involved in the showpiece game.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley<br /></span>
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