Nigeria Foreign Players Round up: Ahmed Musa, Osimhen Return, Success, Awoniyi Unused Subs As Okereke, Alhassan, Kadiri Attah On Score sheet

Nigeria Foreign Players Round up: Ahmed Musa, Osimhen Return, Success, Awoniyi Unused Subs As Okereke, Alhassan, Kadiri Attah On Score sheet

By Niyi Busari

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa saw eight minutes action as he came on in the 82nd minute to replace Alkhaibari in his team 4-0 demolition of Abha FC in their matchday 8 league encounter.

In England, Kelechi Iheanacho was an unused substitute in Leicester City 2-0 away win over Crystal Palace. Meanwhile, his compatriots, Wilfred Ndidi was on for 90 minutes to help the former EPL champions leapfrog Chelsea at the 3rd position on the log.

Also in England, Isaac Success was left on the bench for the whole duration in his Premier League team 1-2 home loss to Chelsea at the Vicarage Road on Saturday. Nigeria-born Tammy Abraham increased his goal tally to nine when he scored in the 5th minute to put the visiting team ahead.

Ebere Eze's QPR found championship table topper, Leeds United too hot to handle as the London club lost 0-2 to the hosts.

In Germany, Taiwo Awoniyi looked on from the bench till the end of the game as his Bundesliga club, Mainz 05 was humiliated 8-0 by Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena before 38,517 spectators.

In France, Victor Osimhen returned to action after short injury layoff. Osimhen replaces Loic Remy in the 65th minute in Lille matchday 12 French league 2-1 win against Marseille at the Orange Velodrome.

Ola Aina was booked in the 44th minute in Torino home loss to league champions, Juventus at the Stadio Olympico Grade, Torino. Former Ajax attacker Mathjis de Ligt 70th goal was all the Old Ladies needed to get all the maximum three points.

David Okereke scored his third consecutive match goals five minutes after he came on to replace Mbaye Diagne in the 62nd minute. Belgium league, table topper, Club Brugge demolished Kotrijk 3-0 in the match day 13 tie.

Alhassan Yusuf scored a brace in the 86th and 90th minutes for IFK Gothenburg in their 5-1 demolition of Ostersunds as Jordan Kadiri Attah scored the solitary consolation goal for the visitors at the Gamia Ulleri stadium.

Anthony Nwakaeme fired blank in Trabzonspor home loss to Goztepe in Turkish League match day 12 encounter at the Medical Park Arena.