FA Cup Wrap : Iheanacho, Ndidi, Agboola Benched; Onyedinma Shines; Musa Goes 90; Ikeme, Moses Start

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday.<br /><br />At John Smith&rsquo;s Stadium, <b>Kelechi Iheanacho</b> made Manchester City&rsquo;s matchday squad for the first time in six matches but was one of the four players not used by the Citizens.<br /><br /><b>Tosin Adarabioyo</b> was in action for the U23s against Chelsea on Saturday afternoon and didn&rsquo;t feature for the first-team. A replay will be needed to separate both sides after City were held to a goalless draw by <span>Huddersfield Town.<br /><br />Over to the </span>Riverside Stadium, League One side Oxford United almost created an upset but conceded their third goal in the 86th minute in a 3-2 loss to Premier League opposition <span>Middlesbrough.<br /><br />The 18-year-old Nigerian goalkeeper <b>Emmanuel Agboola</b> was on the bench for the Yellows.&nbsp;</span> <span class=\"\\&quot;hom\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;home\\&quot;\"></span><br /><br />Ten-man Millwall progressed to the quarterfinals after a 1-0 win over Leicester City. Millwall number ten <b>Fred Onyedinma</b> and Super Eagles striker <b>Ahmed Musa</b> put in a full shift for their respective teams. <br /><b><br />&nbsp;Wilfred Ndidi </b>watched proceedings from the bench for the entirety of the game ahead of the Foxes trip to Sevilla for the Champions League on Wednesday. <br /><br /> <div class=\"\\&quot;ply\" tright\\?=\"\" data-type=\"\\&quot;home-team\\&quot;\"><span>Wolverhampton Wanderers have two Nigerian players <b>Carl Ikeme</b> and </span><b><span class=\"\\&quot;hidden-xxs\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;full\\&quot;\">Bright</span> Enobakhare</b> in their 18-man squad against Chelsea at Molineux Stadium.<br /><br /><b>Victor Moses</b> has been named in the starting XI, while teammates <b>Dominic Solanke</b>, <b>Ola Aina </b>and <b>Fikayo Tomori </b>are not involved. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></div> <span class=\"\\&quot;hom\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;home\\&quot;\"></span><br />Photo Credit : mancity.com<br />
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