Olise Bags An Assist; Saka, Epolo Picks Up A Yellow: How Nigerians Fair On Monday

Olise Bags An Assist; Saka, Epolo Picks Up A Yellow: How Nigerians Fair On Monday By Omolagba Oluwayemi With the European biggest competitions set to make its return this week, not too many actions was witnessed on Monday but you know Nigerian will always make waves wherever football is played and Monday was no exception as 3 players blood related to Nigeria entered into the record of two games played on the day, BSNSports.com.ng reports. A lovely return it was on Monday night for Patrick Viera as his Crystal Palace picked a valuable point in the London derby played at the Emirates Stadium. Nigeria eligible Michael Olise assisted Odsonne Eduoard for Crystal Palace in the 73rd minute for what could've been the winner of the match but loss of concentration in the 5th minute of additional time got them pecked back, leaving the full time scores at 2-2. Bukayo Saka who at a point was eligible to represent Nigeria picked up a yellow card playing for Arsenal. In Northern Europe, Godswill Ekpolo picked up the first yellow card in the Swedish Allsvenskan match between Heacken and Norrkoeping. The former won the match 5-0. With actions set to resume in the UEFA Champions League today, there will definitely be more to report on how Nigeria players and those eligible to represent the country faired on Wednesday.