Naija players abroad Denmark (Superliga) Sylvester Igboun scored his seventh league goal of the season to help FC Midtjylland beat Randers 3-0 at the AutoC Park. Hassan Rilwan also played his part in the win for the visitors. Fanendo Adi replaced Rurik Gíslason in stoppage time but his efforts in the limited time on the pitch he had to strut his stuff counted for nothing as FC København’s lost 1-2 to Aalborg at Nordjyske Arena. England (Barclays English Premier League) John Obi Mikel has found first-team opportunities difficult to come by since Serbian midfielder, Nemanja Matic joined Chelsea in January. Mikel was an unused substitute as Chelsea lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to potentially damage their chances of winning the title at the end of the season. Shola Ameobi was an unused substitute for Newcastle as the Magpies suffered the humiliation of a 0-4 reverse in the hands of Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium. Ameobi has not scored a single league goal this season. When Peter Odemwingie joined Stoke City from Cardiff City in January, many questioned the wisdom of the move but the 32-year-old has surprised even himself with his recent performances for the Potters. Odemwingie scored in his third consecutive game at the weekend as the Potters beat Hull City 1-0 at the Britannia Stadium. It was his fifth league goal of the season for Stoke and his sixth overall having scored once for Cardiff before his switch midseason. Omatsone Aluko came on from the bench for the vanquished side as his efforts in the final 19 minutes of the game counted for nothing. Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo left Turkish giants, Fernabahce in January in search of regular first team football and he is getting it at Norwich City. The weekend was however one to forget for the experienced defender who was not listed due to a calf problem as the Canaries lost 0-3 to Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. Victor Anichebe was not listed for West Bromwich Albion in the dramatic 3-3 draw with Cardiff City at the Hawthorns. Victor Moses was a late replacement for Raheem Sterling who was substituted by the Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers with seven minutes remaining in the 4-0 thumping of Tottenham Hotspurs at Anfield. France (Ligue 1) Vincent Enyeama inspired Lille OSC to a hard-fought 1-0 win over En Avant de Guingamp at Stade Pierre-Mauroy with Ivorian striker, Salomon Kalou pinching the winner in stoppage time. The win helps Lille tighten their stranglehold on third spot on the standings with 57 points from 31 matches. Elderson Echiejile played his second league game of the season for AS Monaco in the shock 0-1 capitulation to Evian Thonnon Gaillard at Parc des Sports. Germany (Bundesliga) The story of Chinedu Obasi this season appears to be one written in the stars. The 27-year-old was plagued by injuries earlier in the campaign and even when he made a complete recovery, the Schalke manager, Jens Keller elected to ease him in slowly. It proved to be a masterstroke as Obasi is now at the peak of his powers. The winger delivered a man-of-the-match performance at the weekend as he scored once and provided the assist for another as Schalke beat Hertha Berlin 2-0 at the Veltins Arena. Obasi has now scored two league goals this season. Italy (Serie B) Nnamdi Oduamadi was part of the action for 76 minutes before his place was taken by Luca Forte as Varese lost 1-2 to Palermo the Stadio Franco Ossola. Serie A Victor Obinna was on for 63 minutes as he finally made way for Cyril Théréau in Chievo Verona’s 0-3 loss to Milan at San Siro. Joel Obi was an unused substitute for AC Parma in the loss to SS Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. Ogenyi Onazi played all 90 minutes for Lazio in the 3-2 win. Russia (Premier League) Fegor Ogude has been impressive since he joined Amkar Perm in January. He played all 90 minutes as Amkar lost 1-2 to Zenith St. Petersburg at Stadion Zvezda. Scotland (Premiership) Efe Ambrose played all 90 minutes for Celtic in the Hoops’ 1-1 draw against Ross County at Celtic Park. Spain (Primera Lig) Ramon Azeez took the place of Miguel “Corona” Angel on 82 minutes as Almeria lost 0-1 Real Valladolid at Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla. Ikechukwu Uche replaced Jonathan Pereira with 20 minutes remaining as Villarreal drew 1-1 against relegation-threatened Elche at Camp El Madrigal. Turkey (Super Lig) Michael Eneramo scored the only goal of the game at the death as Karabukspor beat Besiktas 1-0 at the Dr. Necmettin Seyhoglu Stadi. John Utaka is proving to be evergreen and bagged a brace - the second, the winner - in Sivasspor’s dramatic 3-2 win over Gaziantepspor at 4. Eylül Stadyumu. Godfrey Oboabona was not listed for Caykur Rizespor in the club’s 3-2 win over Akhisar Belediyespor at 19 Mayis Stadyumu. Ukraine (Premier League) Brown Ideye was on from start to finish in Dynamo Kyiv’s 0-2 loss to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at Dnipro Arena. Lukman Haruna was an unused substitute in the game.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:43:33 +0000
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