Nigerian Exports: Milan Products Taiwo,Oduamadi Score Again; Onyedinma Makes Millwall Bench; Obinna Absent; Ebagua Fires Blanks
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues on Friday.<br /><br />Millwall have booked their place in the <span class=\"\\"\\\\"_xJh\\\\"\\"\">Football League One playoff final after beating </span>Bradford City 4-2 on aggregate, with the second leg ending 1-1 at the Den.<br /><br /><b>Fred Onyedinma</b> made Millwall’s 18-man squad but was one of the five players in the squad that was not given a run out.<br /><br />In the Italian Serie B, <b>David Okerek</b>e hopped off the bench in the 86th minute as Spezia were held to a goalless draw at home to Ascoli Picchio FC 1898.<br /><br /><b>Osariemen Ebagua</b> fired blanks as Vicenza played out a goalless draw with Perugia. He started and completed the game held at the Stadio Romeo Menti.<br /><br /><b>Kingsley Onuegbu</b> played 53 minutes of Duisburg’s 2-0 loss to Wuerzburger Kickers in the 2 Bundesliga qualification playoffs. He was cautioned in the 9th minute. Teammate and Nigeria international <b>Victor Obinna</b> did not make the squad.<br /><br />OB Odense lost 3-1 to SoenderjyskE at Sydbank Park in the Danish Superliga. <b>Izunna Uzochukwu</b> was in action for 45 minutes before he subbed out.<br /><br /><b>Hakeem Araba </b>(Falkenbergs) and <b>Dickson Etuhu</b> (AIK) did not make their respective teams squad in the Swedish Allsvenskan. The visitors won 3-2 at Falkenbergs IP.<br /><br />Nigeria winger <b>Chuks Akabueze</b> played the entirety of Odd Grenland’s goalless draw at <b>Onyekachi Uguwadu’</b>s Sarpsborg 08.<br /><br />Super Eagles wing-back <b>Tayo Taiwo</b> continued his rich vein of form in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, scoring for the third game on the spin as HJK Helsinki earned a 2-1 win at FC Lahti .<br /><br /><b>Nnamdi Oduamadi </b>had opened scoring for HJK in the 10th minute before Taiwo put the team 2-0 up from the penalty spot in the 59th minute. The winger saw 89 minutes of action, while the ex-Marseille man worked a ninety-minute shift.<br /><br />Still in Finland, <b>Nnaemeka Anyamele</b> was introduced in the 47th minute in HIFK’s 1-0 loss to IFK Mariehamn. <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />
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