EFL Cup Wrap : Adeniran, Abraham On Song; 16-Year-Old Kasumu Debuts For MK Dons; Solomon-Otabor, Ariyibi Play Full Game; Adelakun Notches Assist
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the <span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"> Football League Cup on Tuesday night.<br /><br />At the LCI Rail Stadium (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire), England U19 international <b>Ademola Lookman</b> and <b>Nicky Ajose </b>played the full game as Charlton Athletic were beaten 1-0 by League Two club Cheltenham Town.<br /><br />Canada international <b>Sam Adekugbe</b> assisted Brighton qualify for the second round, lasting 90 minutes on the The American Express Community Stadium turf. The homers thrashed Colchester United 4-0.<br /><br /><b>Tom Bolarinwa </b>came on in the 81st minute for Grimsby Town in their narrow 1-0 loss to Derby County.<br /><br /><b>Dennis Adeniran</b> scored on his competitive debut for Fulham in their hard fought 3-2 win at Leyton Orient. The midfielder picked up a yellow card in the 30th minute, a minute after he hit target for the Cottagers.<br /><br />Meanwhile, another Nigerian youngster <b>Tayo Edun</b> worked a 90-minute shift in his first appearance for the second-tier club.<br /><br />At One Call Stadium (Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) , Super Eagle <b>Hope Akpan</b> was a non-playing substitute as Blackburn Rovers won 3-1 at Mansfield. <br /><br />Over to the Hive Stadium in London</span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\""body1"\"><span class=\""body1"\"><span class=\""body1"\"><span class=\""body1"\"> for the game between Barnet and Millwall (4-0). Millwall number ten <b>Fred Onyedinma </b>converted a spot kick in the 81st minute. He played the full game.<br /><br /><b>John Akinde</b> scored an own goal in the 23rd minute and subbed out nine minutes out of intermission. <br /></span></span><br /></span></span>Nigeria target <b>David Kasumu</b>, wearing the number 31 shirt for Milton Keynes Dons, subbed out with 28 minutes remaining as his club recorded a 3-2 win at Newport County. It was the 16-year-old</span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">’s first appearance for MK Dons.<br /><br />United States youth international <b>Gboly Ariyibi </b>played the entirety of Chesterfield</span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">’s 3-1 loss to Rochdale at the Spotland Stadium in Manchester. <br /><br /><b>Hakeem Adelakun </b>notched a helper in Scunthorpe United</span></span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">’s 2-0 win at home to Notts County, after coming off the bench in the 105th minute. <br /><br />Former Golden Eaglets trainee <b>Daniel Udoh </b>was an unused substitute in Crewe Alexandra</span></span></span></span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">’s 2-1 win at Sheffield United after extra time.<br /><br /><b>Emmanuel Osadebe</b> appeared off the bench on the half-hour mark as Gillingham earned a 3-1 win over Southend United at Roots Hall Stadium.<br /><br /><b>Carl Ikeme</b> and <b>Bright Enobakhare </b>were non-playing substitutes as Wolves beat Crawley Town 2-1 at the Molineux Stadium. England U21 international <b>Domnic Iorfa </b>was not involved for the home team. <br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span>Chelsea loanee <b>Tammy Abraham</b> netted for the second game on the spin, helping Bristol City beat Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park. <br /><br /></span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">The number nine scored the game-winner in the 27th minute and subbed out with 24 minutes left. </span><b>Adebayo Akinfenwa</b> lasted the distance for </span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">Wycombe Wanderers.<br /><br />Summer signing <b>David Ijaha </b>remained on the bench for the entirety of Plymouth Argyle’s 2-0 loss to Reading at Madejski Stadium. <br /></span><br />Dream Team VI trainee <b>Viv Solomon-Otabor </b>worked a 120-minute shift but could not prevent Birmingham City from losing 1-0 to Oxford United at St Andrew</span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">’s Stadium. <br /><br /><b>Bright Osayi-Samuel </b>was included in Blackpool</span></span></span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">’s</span></span> 18-man squad but was a non-playing sub against <b>Derik Osede</b></span></span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"body1\\\\"\\"\">’s Bolton Wanderers. The ex-Spain youth-teamer was replaced in the 25th minute. Blackpool defeated the opponents 4-2 AET.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br /></span></span><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"name\\"\" name-large\\\\?=\"\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"_Xbe\\\\"\\"\"><span class=\"\\"\\\\"name\\"\" name-large\\\\?=\"\\"\\"\">Photo Credit : Twitter.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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