Internationals: Solanke Scores; Eyoma, Lookman Start As England Continue To Impress; Akpoguma Wins 64th Cap For Germany Youth
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in international matches that took place on Tuesday, March 28.<br /><br />England U17s maintained their one hundred percent record in qualifying for the Euro U17 Championship in Croatia after a 1-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina in Bijeljin, Gradski.<br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur defender <b>Timothy Eyoma</b> lasted the distance for Steve Cooper’s team.<br /><br />England U20s saw off Senegal 2-0 to win the Four Nations Tournament in France. Chelsea striker <b>Dominic Solanke</b> doubled England’s advantage in the 18th minute, and was involved in the buildup to the first goal when the Senegalese goalkeeper failed to hold his shot.<br /><br />Everton striker <b>Ademola Lookman</b>, Chelsea loanee <b>Fikayo Tomori</b> and Solanke started for the Young Lions, while Spurs midfielder <b>Josh Onomah</b> was not in the squad. <br /><br />Out of the three players of Nigerian descent that were in action, only Lookman didn’t last the distance after he was substituted in the 46th minute.<br /><br />Bayern Munich star <b>David Alaba</b> played the first half of Austria’s 1-1 draw with Finland in a friendly.<br /><br />Fortuna Düsseldorf defender <b>Kevin Akpoguma</b> started and played for 78 minutes as Germany U21s lost 1-0 to Portugal at GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart in a friendly. <br /><br />On his 64th appearance for the German youth teams, the Nigeria target was yellow carded in the 47th minute. <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit: dfb.de<br />
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