Azerbaijan international Nduka Usim debuted for Turkish First League outfit Tavşanlı Linyitspor in their 3 - 0 loss to Samsunspor on Sunday.

The 27 - year - old central defender, who penned a one - year contract with Tavşanlı Linyitspor this summer, was not the only Nigerian player in the starting eleven of both teams.

Indeed, five Nigerian players - Nduka Usim, Akeem Agbetu and Sani Gideon (Tavşanlı Linyitspor) plus Ekigho Ehiosun and Umar Aminu (Samsunspor) - started the game at Dumlupınar Stadium - Kütahya .

Out of favor Super Eagles attacker Ekigho Ehiosun was on the score-sheet for The Red Lightning after 88 minutes.

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