Abraham, Bola, Uwakwe Start For England; Edun Stars; Akpoguma Benched; Alaba Notches Assist; Arase Loses; Asoro Missing
Catch up on how players of Nigerian descent fared in international matches on Friday, March 24.<br /><br />In an international friendly held in Wiesbaden, Germany, England U21s narrowly lost 1-0 to Germany. Fit-again Chelsea loanee <b>Tammy Abraham</b> put in a full shift for the Young Lions.<br /><br />Another Nigeria target in the shape of Fortuna Dusseldorf defender <b>Kevin Akpoguma</b> watched proceedings from the bench for the entirety of the game. <br /><br />Fulham teen sensation <b>Tayo Edun</b> helped England U19s qualify for the UEFA European U19 Championship, going the distance in their 3-0 rout of Spain at St. George’s Park.<br /><br />England beat Qatar 2-1 in an U18 international friendly at Aspire Zone, Qatar. Arsenal talent <b>Tolaji Bola</b> and Chelsea wonderkid <b>Tariq Uwakwe</b> started the game for Neil Dewsnip’s side.<br /><br />Former Arsenal schoolboy <b>Hal Robson-Kanu </b>played the first half as Wales were held to a goalless draw by the Republic of Ireland in a FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Aviva Stadium. <br /><br />Bayern Munich star <b>David Alaba</b> logged ninety minutes in Austria’s 2-0 win over Moldova at the Ernst Happel Stadion. The number eight provided the assist for the first goal scored by the home team. <br /><br />Rapid Vienna winger <b>Kevin Arase</b> started and played for 85 minutes as Austria U19s lost 3-1 to Hungary in Group 6 of the European U19 Championship qualifiers.<br /><br /><b>Joel Asoro </b>didn’t make the Swedish U21s 20-man team that lost 2-0 to Serbia in a friendly ahead of the U21 Euros this summer. The Sunderland striker was called up for the friendly. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : Twitter.com <br />
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