UEFA Youth League Wrap: Bola, Oteh Come Off Bench For Arsenal, Spurs; Kigbu, Okafor, Olowu Absent; Bennetts, Ughelumba Benched

<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com </b>reviews the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Youth League on match day one.<br /><br />Midfielder <b>Noah Okafor</b> was absent for Basel in their 1-0 win over Ludogorets U19 at Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob.<br /><br />England youth international <b>Tosin Adarabioyo</b> put in a ninety-minute shift in Manchester City&rsquo;s 4-1 rout of Borussia M&ouml;nchengladbach at the Academy Stadium. Central defender <b>Ashinme Kigbu</b> did not feature for the Citizens.<br /><br />Arsenal shared the spoils with PSG at the Stade Municipal Georges Lef&egrave;vre (0-0). <b>Tolaji Bola</b> appeared off the bench in the 82nd minute for the Gunners. <br /><br />Goalkeeper <b>Arthur Okonkwo</b>, defenders <b>Joseph Olowu</b> and <b>Tobi Omole</b>, midfielder <b>Xavier Amaechi</b> and <b>Aaron Eyoma</b> were not selected by the Gunners U19 coach.<br /><br />England youth-teamer <b>Layton Ndukwu</b> impressed despite Leicester City losing 2-1 to Club Brugge in their debut in the competition. The winger played the full game while teammate <b>Calvin Ughelumba</b> was a non-playing substitute. <br /><br />Over to Hotspur Way Training Centre (London), <b>Timothy Eyoma</b> logged in ninety minutes as Spurs lost 3-2 to Monaco. <b>Aramide Oteh</b> played the last five minutes of the contest after coming off the bench, while <b>Keanan Bennetts</b> remained on the bench.<br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur&rsquo;s other Nigerian talent, central midfielder <b>Moroyin Omolabi</b>, was not in the squad. <br /><br /><b>Moses Agoh</b> missed Porto&rsquo;s 4-1 win over FC Copenhagen at Centro de Treinos e Forma&ccedil;&atilde;o Desportiva PortoGaia (Vila Nova de Gaia).<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : arsenal.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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