Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the Europa League on Thursday night. <br /><br />Injured Super Eagles defender <b>Leon Balogun </b>missed the first of his two games as Mainz 05 registered an impressive 3-2 win over Qabala at Bakcell Arena (Bakı ). Austria international <b>Karim Onisiwo</b> was on the bench for the German outfit. <br /><br /><b>Raheem Lawal </b>started and played the full game in Osmanlıspor<span>&rsquo;s 2-1 loss at FC Zurich. Nigeria U23 star <b>Umar Aminu </b>notched an assist in the 73rd minute, six minutes after his introduction. <br /><br />Hapoel Beer Sheva battled to an impressive goalless draw at home to Southampton, with Nigerian duo <b>John Ogu</b> and <b>Anthony Nwakaeme</b> lasting the distance for the Camels. <br /><br />Former Arsenal youth-teamer <b>Olufela Olomola</b>, 19 was on the bench for the Saints for the second time in his career. <br /><br />Over to GHELAMCO-arena , Gent secured a 2-0 win over Konyaspor. While <b>Anderson Esiti </b>was introduced in the 71st minute, fellow Super Eagles midfielder <b>Rabiu Ibrahim</b> was a non-playing sub. <b>Moses Simon</b> was absent for the Belgians. <br /><br />At Stadion u Nisy (Liberec), Nigeria U23 international <b>Moses Ubong Ekpai </b>made his debut in a European club competition following his introduction in the 46th minute of Slovan Liberec</span><span><span>&rsquo;s 2-1 loss to PAOK in Group J.<br /><br /><b>Wilfred Ndidi </b>slotted in at midfield from start to finish at Luminus Arena, helping Racing Genk secure a 3-1 win over Italian opponents Sassuolo. He logged 90 minutes. <br /><br />Ex-Flying Eagles star <b>Kayode Olarenwaju</b> was in action for 86 minutes and fired blanks in Austria Vienna</span></span><span><span><span>&rsquo;s goalless draw at home to Czech side Viktoria Plzeň. <br /><br /><b>Elderson Echiejile</b> was an unused substitute as Standard Liege lost 1-0 to famous Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam at Amsterdam ArenA .<br /><br /><b>Nosa Igiebor</b> started and put in a 60-minute shift as Maccabi Tel Aviv lost 1-0 to Dundalk in Ireland. <br /><br /><b>Brown Ideye</b> fired blanks in Olympiakos shock 1-0 loss to APOEL at Stadio Georgios Karaisk&aacute;k. The former Ukrainian-based frontman lasted the distance. <br /><br />Across the border in Turkey, <b>Emmanuel Emenike</b> netted what turned out to be the game-winner in Fenerbahce</span></span></span><span><span><span><span>&rsquo;s 1-0 victory over Eredivisie table toppers Feyenoord. The ex-Nigeria star was in action for 77 minutes before he was replaced. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></span><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span><span class="st">Photo Credit : fenerbahce.org</span><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br />