In the Premier League, Alex Iwobi’s late goal was not enough as Fulham lost 2-1 away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in Saturday’s Premier League game. Iwobi scored in the 98th minute which was only a consolation as Wolves held on to claim all three points. The 27-year-old has registered five goals with one assist after 20 league games for Fulham this season. His compatriot Calvin Bassey was also in action for Fulham and played for 90 minutes.
At the Amex Stadium, Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi came on as a substitute in Nottingham Forest 1-0 loss to Brighton in Sunday’s Premier League game. Awoniyi came on as a substitute for Ryan Yates in the 72nd minute and could only make few impacts. His compatriot, Ola Aina was missing in action due to injury.
In Spain, Sadiq Umar scored his first goal since December as Real Sociedad battle to a tough away win over Granada on Saturday. The Nigerian striker equalised for Real Sociedad in the 33rd minute to register his 3rd league goal of the season.
In Germany, Super Eagles winger Nathan Tella was on target for Bayer Leverkusen as they defeated Wolfsburg 2-0 in Sunday’s Bundesliga, to extend their lead to 10 points over Bayern Munich on the league table. The Nigerian international opened scoring in the 37th minute with a brilliant finish to register his 5th goal of the season.
In the Italian Serie A, Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman was in action as Atalanta played out a 2-2 draw against Juventus on Sunday. Lookman made his 22 appearances of the season after coming on as a substitute in the 52nd minute. He has netted eight goals and bagged three assists this ongoing season.
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen featured, as Napoli were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Torino on Friday night. Osimhen played the entire duration of the game, he has scored 11 league goals this season.
At the San Siro Stadium, Samuel Chukwueze was in action for AC Milan in their 1-0 win over Empoli on Sunday. The Nigerian international replaced Christian Pulisic in the 63rd minute.
In France, Moses Simon was in action for Nantes in their 2-0 defeat to Marseille on Sunday. The Super Eagles forward the entire duration of the game.
In Belgium, Chidera Ejuke provided the assist as Royal Antwerp beat Kortrijk 1-0 in the Belgian league on Saturday. His compatriots, Alhassan Yusuf and Victor Udoh were also in action for Antwerp in the game.
In Scotland, Cyriel Dessers was in action for 65 minutes in Rangers’ 2-0 win over Hibernian in the quarterfinals of the Scottish Cup on Sunday. The Nigerian striker has scored 16 goals in all competitions this season.
