Internationals Round Up : Alli Comes Off Bench; Effiong On Target Against Scotland; Anya Features; Edun Makes Cameo; Lookman Shines
Catch up on the players of Nigerian descent that were in action for their other nationalities in international matches on Sunday. <br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur midfielder <b>Dele Alli </b>came off the bench in the 64th minute as England secured a 1-0 win over Slovakia in a World Cup qualifier held at City Arena, Trnava (Slovakia).<br /><br />The 20-year-old now has thirteen caps for the senior national team of England since his debut.<br /><br />At Belgium Football Centre, Tubize, England U19s lost 1-0 to Belgium. Fulham midfielder <b>Adetayo Edun</b> was introduced by manager Keith Downing with 15 minutes remaining. <br /><br />England U20s suffered a narrow 2-1 loss to Brazil in Aggborough, Kidderminster. <b>Fikayo Tomori </b>and <b>Josh Onomah </b>started but the defender was replaced at half-time <br /><br />Charlton Athletic striker <b>Ademola Lookman</b> earned his second cap for the squad following his introduction in the 46th minute and was impressive. <br /><br />Malta were thrashed 5-1 by Scotland in a World Cup qualifier (Group F). Nigerian-born striker <b>Alfred Effiong</b> had the ball in the back of the net in the 14th minute to bring the scoreline to 1-1. <br /><br />Effiong was booked in the 62nd minute, then got replaced in the 89th minute. Former Watford man <b>Ikechi Anya</b> was in action for the last four minutes for the Scots. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : thefa.com<br />
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