Nigeria Exports: Ujah Hops Off Bench To Net 10th Goal; Uzochukwu Plays First Competitive Game Against Hassan; Obinna,Araba Feature;Aiyegbeni Absent
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues on Friday.<br /><br />Super Eagles striker <b>Anthony Ujah</b> was named on the bench for the third straight game across all competitions in Werder Bremen’s 2-1 loss to Hamburg at the Volksparkstadion.<br /><br />On 59 minutes, he was introduced and scored his tenth Bundesliga goal of the season after spending only six minutes on the pitch.<br /><br />MSV Duisburg are still in the relegation zone after falling to a 3-0 defeat against 2 Bundesliga pacesetters Freiburg. <b>Victor Obinna</b> and <b>Kingsley Onuegbu</b> started for The Zebras but the Super Eagle came off after 66 minutes.<br /><br />At the MCH Arena in Denmark, <b>Rilwan Hassan</b> was in action for FC Midtjylland in their 2-0 win over OB Odense, for whom <b>Izunna Uzochukwu</b> made the starting line-up.<br /><br />Uzochukwu subbed out in the 76th minute and was yellow-carded six minutes before half time. In-form midfielder Hassan was replaced in the 80th minute, seven minutes before Nigeria U23 international <b>Paul Onuachu</b> stepped out onto the pitch for the Wolves.<br /><br /><b>Hakeem Araba</b> was introduced in the 33rd minute as Falkenbergs FF beat IFK Norrkoeping 2-1 in the Swedish Allsvenskan. He was booked in the 62nd minute.<br /><br />Former Super Eagles star <b>Yakubu Aiyegbeni</b> was not involved for Kayserispor in a 2-1 win against Bursaspor. He has played once in the Turkish Super Lig in the last 13 rounds.<br /><br />Finally in the Primeira Liga (Portugal), <b>Reuben Gabriel</b> and <b>Michael Uchebo</b> did not feature for Boavista in their 1-0 win against Belenenses. <b>Uche Nwofor </b>was an unused sub.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br />
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