Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues and FA Cup on Sunday.<br /><br />For the sixth straight game in the Premier League,<b> Alex Iwobi </b>was included in Arsenal&rsquo;s starting line-up and lasted 71 minutes on the pitch before he was withdrawn as the Gunners were held to a goalless draw by Sunderland.<br /><br />In the Emirates FA Cup, <b>Odion Ighalo </b>was in action for 90 minutes as Watford failed to progress to the final after losing 2-1 to Crystal Palace, for whom <b>Emmanuel Adebayor</b> entered the fray in the 86th minute.<br /><br />Scotland international of Nigerian descent <b>Ikechi Anya</b> came on for the Hornets eight minutes from time.<br /><br />In the Italian Serie A, Super Eagle <b>Eddy Onazi</b> played the entirety of Lazio&rsquo;s 2 -1 loss to Sampdoria at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.<br /><br /><b>Joel Obi</b> got injured in the warm-up and was not involved in Torino&rsquo;s 3-1 defeat suffered at the hands of Sassuol.<br /><br />Over to Germany, <b>Leon Balogun </b>worked a ninety-minute shift for Mainz in their 2-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.<br /><br />In the French Ligue 1, <b>Elderson Echiejile</b> literally watched from the stands as Monaco were held to a 1-1 draw by his former club Rennes. The left-back was suspended for this one following his red card against Lille.<br /><br /><b>Joseph Akpala </b>scored Oostende&rsquo;s first goal after seven minutes in their shock 4-2 win over Anderlecht in the Jupiler League playoffs. While he played the full game, compatriot <b>Saviour Godwin</b> was missing from the 18-man squad.<br /><br />Italy international <b>Stefano Okaka</b> fired blanks despite being on parade for 90 minutes. <b>Imoh Ezekiel</b> didn&rsquo;t make Anderlecht&rsquo;s match day squad.<br /><br /><b>Efe Ambrose </b>made a cameo appearance for Celtic in their 1-1&nbsp; draw with Ross County in the Scottish Premiership. He came on in the 90th minute.<br /><br />Still in the United Kingdom, <b>Edward Ofere </b>was introduced immediately after the intermission in Dundee United&rsquo;s 3-1 loss to Hamilton Academical. <br /><br />Nigeria U23 international <b>Oghenekaro Etebo</b> made his competitive debut for CD Feirense as they recorded a 3-1 win over Oliveirense. In his first start in the Portuguese Segunda Liga, the former Warri Wolves star was replaced in the 65th minute.<br /><br /><b>Fred Friday </b>continued his rich vein of form in the Norwegian Tippeligaen, scoring for the fifth straight game as Lillestrom beat <b>Chuks Akabueze</b>&rsquo;s Odd Grenland 3-1. <br /><br />The ex-Flying Eagles star joined the fray in the 46th minute while Friday and teammate <b>Innocent Bonke</b> played the full match.<br /><br />At the Sarpsborg Stadium, the homers thrashed Modle 4-0, with <b>Onyekachi Ugwuadu</b> watching from the bench for the whole of the game.<br /><br />Viking were no match for Rosenborg at the Lerkendal Stadion, losing 4-0 with <b>Suleiman Abdullahi </b>making the starting ineup for the visitors. He subbed out in the 63rd minute, the same time that <b>Samuel Adegbenro</b> stepped out onto the pitch.<br /><br /><b>Aniekpeno Udoh</b> and Viking number 25 <b>Usman Sale</b> were both unused substitutes.<br /><br />Nigeria youth international <b>Chidiebere Nwakali </b>went the full 90 as IK Start lost for the fourth time this season, this time a 2-0 loss to Valerenga in Oslo. Teammate <b>Austin Ikenna </b>was an unused sub.<br /><br />In the Swedish Allsvenskan, <b>John Owoeri </b>was replaced on the hour mark in BK Hacken&rsquo;s narrow 1-0 loss to GIF Sundsvall.<br /><br /><b>Azubuike Egwuekwe</b> and <b>Gbolahan Salami </b>found the back of the net as KuPS earned a 2-0 win against FC Lahti. The former Warri Wolves striker subbed out four minutes from time while the defender worked a ninety-minute shift.<br /><br />Former Nigeria U17 international <b>Aliyu Abubakar </b>was introduced in the 83rd minute. <b>Paul Onobi </b>was absent due to incomplete paperwork.<br /><br /><b>Will John</b> played the last 27 minutes of RoPS 1-0 win against PK-35 Vantaa, while <b>Philip Njoku</b> and <b>Faith Friday Obilor</b> started and played for 90 minutes in Inter Turku&rsquo;s goalless draw with VPS. <b>Kennedy Nwanganga</b> played the last 11 minutes of the game for Inter.<br /><br />Nigeria internationals <b>Taye Taiwo</b> and <b>Nnamdi Oduamadi </b>played the entirety of HJK Helsinki&rsquo;s goalless draw against IFK Mariehamn. <b>Vincent Onovo </b>was not involved for the capital side.<br /> <div class=\"ply tright\" title=\"IFK Mariehamn\"><br />In the Austrian Bundesliga, <b>Bright Edomwonyi </b>fired blanks for the first time in three matches as Sturm Graz lost 2-0 to Rapid Vienna at Ernst Happel Stadion. The attacker was in action for 90 minutes<br /><br />Over to Switzerland, <b>Manuel Akanji</b> was not involved as Basel were held to a goalless draw by FC Vaduz.<br /><br />In the Turkish Super Lig, <b>Godfrey Oboabona</b> went the full ninety minutes in Rizespor&rsquo;s 3-1 loss to Konyaspor, while fellow defender <b>Kenneth Omeruo</b> was not in the Kasimpasa squad that lost to Galatasaray 4-1<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /></div>