It was another eventful weekend for Nigerian exports across Europe, with several Super Eagles and Super Falcons stars making their mark in their respective leagues in this Nigerian exports weekend round-up.
Fred Onyedinma, Paul Onuachu in Turkey, Salim Fago Lawal in Croatia, and other Nigerian footballers made their presence felt.
Nigerian exports weekend round-up
In England, Fred Onyedinma was the standout performer as his brace powered Wycombe Wanderers to a 4-1 home victory over Leyton Orient in League One.
At Hill Dickinson Stadium, Alex Iwobi could not prevent Fulham from falling to a 2-0 defeat against Everton. Calvin Bassey delivered a solid defensive performance for the Cottagers, while Samuel Chukwueze featured off the bench but struggled to influence the game.
Super Eagles attacker Taiwo Awoniyi made a second-half appearance as Nottingham Forest sealed a 3-1 home win over Leeds United. Meanwhile, Tolu Arokodare, Frank Onyeka and Christantus Uche were unused substitutes.
Over in the Women’s Super League, Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie put up a brave display for Brighton Women in their 1-1 draw with Liverpool Women.
In Turkey, Paul Onuachu found the net again, scoring his eighth goal of the season as Trabzonspor were held to a 1-1 home draw by Uchenna Ogundu’s Alanyaspor, with the latter featuring for 25 minutes.
Emeka Eze also impressed, registering a goal and an assist in Columbus FK’s 3-1 win over Igdir in the Turkish 1. Lig.
Elsewhere in Europe, Jordan Torunarigha played his part in helping Hamburger SV secure a draw against Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
In Saudi Arabia, Ashleigh Plumptre stood firm in defence as Al-Ittihad Ladies recorded a hard-fought away victory over Al-Qadsiah, with Francisca Ordega coming on for the final 16 minutes.
Akor Adams led the line effectively for Sevilla in their win over Osasuna, while Chidera Ejuke made a late substitute appearance.
In Italy, Ademola Lookman featured as Atalanta fell to a 3-0 home defeat against Sassuolo. Meanwhile, in Croatia, Salim Fago Lawal netted twice to fire NK Istra to an important 3-2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb.
