Catch up on how players of Nigerian descent fared in the Europa League on Thursday, September 15.<br /><br />Super Eagles midfielder <b>Wilfred Ndidi </b>played 90 minutes of Racing Genk<span class="body1">&rsquo;s 3-2 loss to Rapid Vienna at&nbsp; Allianz Stadion (Wien). <br /><br /><b>Nura Mohammed </b>was not in the Roma squad that registered a 1-1 draw with Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech Republic. The defender is not in the </span>Giallorossi roster for the Europa League. <br /><br /><b>Olarenwaju Kayode</b> played the last eight minutes of Austria Vienna<span class="body1">&rsquo;s 3-2 win at Astra Giurgiu after overcoming a groin complaint. <br /><br /><b>Fred Friday</b> started and played 55 minutes of AZ</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rsquo;s 1-1 draw against Dundalk at AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar).<br /><br />Zenit St. Petersburg bested Maccabi Tel Aviv in a seven -goal thriller. The Yellows number 40 <b>Nosa Igiebor</b> put in a ninety-minute shift in midfield. <br /><br />On his return to Switzerland, former Neuch&acirc;tel Xamax star <b>Brown Ideye</b> fired blanks as Olympiakos defeated Young Boys 1-0 at&nbsp; STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern (Bern) . The Nigeria international notched an assist in the 42nd minute, then got replaced with eight minutes remaining. <br /><br /><b>Emmanuel Emenike</b> appeared off the bench in the 73rd minute as Fenerbahce were held to a 1-1 draw at Zorya. <br /><br />Defender <b>Leon Balogun </b>was not utilized as Mainz 05 settled for a 1-1 draw with Saint-&eacute;tienne at Opel Arena, with 20275 spectators watching. <br /><br />On his debut for Standard Liege, <b>Elderson Echiejile </b>started and was in action for 86 minutes as the Belgian team shared the spoils with Celta Vigo (1-1). <br /><br />Nigeria internationals <b>Raheem Lawal </b>and <b>Umar Aminu</b> started as Osmanlıspor beat Steaua Bucharest 2-0 at Osmanlı Stadı (Ankara). The Dream Team VI star registered his name on the scorecard in the 74th minute before he was replaced a minute later. <br /><br /><b>John Ogu </b>and <b>Anthony Nwakaeme</b> starred for Hapoel Beer Sheva in their surprise 2-0 win at Inter Milan . The two players played the full game. <br /><br />Gent winger <b>Moses Simon </b>gave Sporting Braga a lot of headache before he was replaced in the 40th minute after a rash challenge by Lazar Rosic. The Nigeria international will have to undergo further tests to determine the severity of his injury.<br /><br />Teammate <b>Anderson Esiti</b> played the full game while <b>Rabiu Ibrahim</b> was a non-playing sub. It finished 1-1 at the Est&aacute;dio Municipal de Braga. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></span><br /><br /><br /></span>