Uwa Echiejile made a rare start for Sporting Braga in the latest round of matches played in the Portuguese championship. The Nigeria international's last game for the bronze champions was about a month ago against Beira-Mar.<br /><br />After failing to win their last three games in all competitions, Braga silenced their critics with a 4 - 1 trashing of Rio Ave. Echiejile, absent from those three matches, lasted the entire duration of the game.<br /><br />According to Portugal's number one sports daily A Bola, representatives of Manchester City, Manchester United, Montpellier, Deportivo La Coruna and Brighton &amp; Hove Albion witnessed the encounter.<br /><br />It is unclear the mission of the scouts at the AXA Stadium. But it is being speculated that they came to assess some players in the Braga squad. <br /><br />Reports in the local media had linked Uwa Echiejile with a move to Spanish side Real Mallorca this past summer transfer market.<br />