Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday evening.<br /><br />Nigeria U23 international<b> Umar Aminu </b>was introduced in the 74th minute as Osmanlıspor beat Zurich 2-0 at Osmanlı Stadı (Ankara). He notched an assist one minute from time. Teammate <b>Raheem Lawal</b> wasn&rsquo;t involved.<br /><br />Belgian side Gent advanced to the round of 32 following their 1-0 win vs Konyaspor in Turkey. Of the three Nigeria internationals that started on the bench, only <b>Anderson Esiti</b> subbed in with 21 minutes remaining. He was booked in the 77th minute. <br /><br />Winger <b>Moses Simon</b> and <b>Rabiu Ibrahim</b> were non-playing substitutes.<br /><br />Austria Vienna finished bottom of Group E after losing 3-2 to Viktoria Plzeň at Doosan Ar&eacute;na (Plzeň). Their number eight <b>Kayode Olarenwaju</b> played the full game and was booked in the 90th minute.<br /><br />Maccabi Tel Aviv missed out on qualification despite beating Dundalk 2-1. Super Eagles midfielder <b>Nosa Igiebor</b> started and played 84 minutes of the contest at Winner Stadium.<br /><br />Over to the Stadion Feijenoord (Rotterdam), former Super Eagles striker <b>Emmanuel Emenike</b> came on in the 75th minute in Fenerbahce&rsquo;s 1-0 win over the Dutch opponents. The Turkish side qualified.<br /><br />Ex-Nigeria U15 international <b>Dennis Bonaventure</b> subbed in eight minutes out of intermission in Zorya&rsquo;s 2-0 loss to Manchester United in Odessa.<br /><br /><b>Brown Ideye </b>put in a full shift in attack but could not prevent Olympiakos from losing 2-0 to APOEL at Neo GSP.<br /><br /><b>Leon Balogun</b> was an unused substitute in Mainz 05&rsquo;s 2-0 win over Azerbaijani club Qabala.<br /><br /><b>Elderson Echiejile</b> was introduced eleven minutes after the restart as Standard Liege were held to a 1-1 draw by Ajax Amsterdam at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.<br /><br /><b>John Ogu </b>and <b>Anthony Nwakaeme</b> both started and lasted the distance in Hapoel Beer Sheva&rsquo;s 1-1 draw at Southampton. The midfielder was booked in the 42nd minute. Saints youngster <b>Olufela Olomola</b> wasn&rsquo;t involved.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : thenff.com<br />