Nigeria Player's Abroad: Moses on target, Mikel Obi impresses in Stoke City win


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BSNSports.com.ng round up of Nigeria-eligible players that were in actions for their respective clubs this weekend across all leagues. Former Nigeria’s Super Eagles winger Victor Moses is gradually making his presence felt in the Russia premier league for Spartak Moscow as he netted his first goal on Saturday. He netted his club second goal in the 33rd minute on Saturday after Ponce opened the scoring in the 13th minute, as Spartak defeated Krasnodar 1-3. It was a bad day in office for Nigeria duo Ademola Lookman, Ola Aina, Tosin Adarabioyo as Fulham suffered 1-2 home loss to Eberechi Eze's Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage. Jairo Riedewald open scoring for Palace at eight minute in the match. Ivory Coast international Wilfred Zaha double the lead for the visitors at 64th minute, although the hosts reduced the deficit via Tom Cairnery strike at 90th minute, but it was too late to spark a comeback. John Obi Mikel was in action from the start to finish as Stoke City picked up a victorious third winning following a 3-2 victory against Brentford. Steven Fletcher put potters upfront at 10th minute, before James McClean double the advantage in the 35th minute. Tyrese Campbell strike in the 59th minute to put Stoke in the cruise for third goal, but Marcus Fross pulled one back for Brentford. Fross however, scored his second in the first minute of added time to set up a nervy finish. Williams Troost-Ekong was in action as Watford shared 1-1 home spoil draw to AFC Bournemouth in the Skybet Championship match. Stipe Perica put the hosts upfront in the 12th minute, while Chris Mepham restore parity for the visitors at stoppage time. Nigeria international Joel Obi created an assist for the Flying Donkeys who came from behind to stun their hosts on Saturday. Joel Obi supplied a fine assist as Chievo Verona secured a third straight Serie B win on the spin with a 2-1 comeback win at Monza.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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