Nigerian Exports: Iwobi Shines But Arsenal Lose; Awurum Nets 14th League Goal; Okwunwanne Sparks Comeback; Utaka Benched

Nigerian Exports: Iwobi Shines But Arsenal Lose; Awurum Nets 14th League Goal; Okwunwanne Sparks Comeback; Utaka Benched

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent based abroad on Wednesday.<br /><br />We begin with the Champions League game at the Nou Camp. Arsenal rising star <b>Alex Iwobi</b> was handed his first-ever start in the competition as the Gunners failed to advance to the quarterfinals , losing 5-1 on aggregate to their Spanish opponents.<br /><br />The Nigeria international was the liveliest player for Arsenal before he was substituted in the 73rd minute.<br /><br />Bayern Munich&rsquo;s Austrian-Nigerian wing-back <b>David Alaba</b> played the entirety (120 minutes) of his team&rsquo;s come-from-behind victory against Juventus. It ended 4-2 at the Allianz Arena.<br /><br />In an English Championship tie at Crown Ground, <b>Gozie Ugwu </b>played the last 35 minutes of Wycombe Wanderers&rsquo;s 1-1 draw away to Accrington Stanley.<br /><br />In the Portuguese Segunda Liga, <b>Stanley Awurum </b>notched his 14th goal in the league as Varzim beat Sporting CP 2-1 at <br />Est&aacute;dio Varzim Sport Club. He struck in the 75th minute.<br /><br />Super Eagles defender <b>Kingsley Madu</b> was introduced in the 54th minute as Trencin beat 2-1 in the Slovakian Cup. <b>Samuel Kalu</b> started the game only to be replaced in the 27th minute.<br /><br /><b>Rabiu Ibrahim</b>, <b>Christoper Udeh </b>and <b>Aliko Bala</b> were not involved in this one.<br /><br />In the Asian Champions League, <b>Peter Utaka</b> was on the bench as Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima thrashed Buriram United 3-0 at home, their first win in Group F of the competition. <br /><br />Bahrain international <b>Jaycee Okwunwanne</b> found the net in the 84th minute as Bangkok United fought back from two goals down to beat Army United 4-3.<br /><br /><b>Ifeanyi Emmanuel</b><br />
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