Nigerian Exports: Iheanacho Makes Late Cameo For City;Troost-Ekong,Shuaibu;Uche Score; Ozokwo Nets OG
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in Europe on Tuesday.<br /><br />We start off with the UEFA Champions League Quarter-final, Game 2 between Manchester City and PSG at the Etihad. The Citizens qualified for the semifinals for the first time in their history thanks to their 3-2 win on aggregate. <b>Kelechi Iheanacho</b> made a late cameo off the bench in the 91st minute.<b><span class=\"name\"></span></b><br /><br />Still in England, <b>Viv Solomon-Otabor </b>was an unused substitute as Birmingham City fell 2-1 to Leeds United in the Championship. The young winger trained with the Nigeria U23s last summer.<br /><br />Across the border in Scotland, Hearts were held to a goalless draw by Inverness CT at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. <br /><br />Left-back <b>Juwon Oshaniwa </b>returned to Hearts starting XI after his one-game suspension and was replaced in the 81st minute, while teammate <b>Abiola Dauda </b>came on in the 64th minute.<br /><br />In the Norwegian Cup, Nigerians provided three of the eight goals netted by FK Haugesund in their 8-1 rout of 2 Division side Stord.<b> </b><span class=\"name\"><b>William Troost-Ekong</b> put FKH 2-1 up in the 38th minute before </span><b><span class=\"name\">Ibrahim Shuaibu</span>’</b>s brace in the second half.<br />
<div class=\"ply tright\" title=\"Stord\"><br />The pair went the distance at the Høland stadion kunstgress (Løken) while <b>Anthony Izuchukwu</b> was introduced in the 69th minute.<br /><br /><b>Fred Friday </b>watched proceedings from the bench as Lillestrom thrashed Aurskog-Hoeland 4-1. Innocent Bonke played the full game for the Canaries.<br /></div> <br />Former Nigeria U20 international <b>Nduka Ozokwo</b> was unfortunate to score an own goal in the 24th minute as Boluspor lost 2-1 to Adanaspor in the Turkish First League. Ex- Enyimba star <b>Uche Kalu </b>netted the game-winner for the visitors in the 72nd minute.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />
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