Nigerians Abroad: Ighalo hits four, Anichebe, Nwofor, Nwankwo , Uchebo on target
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It was
a harvest of goals for Nigerians in Europe over the weekend with former Flying
Eagles skipper, Ighalo grabbing the headline with goals
ENGLAND
Victor Anichebe found the back of the net
twice in West Bromwich Albion’s
2-1 win at Birmingham City to send them to the fifth round of the FA Cup on
Saturday afternoon.
The game played at the St. Andrew’s saw
Anichebe hit target in the 25th and 35th of the encounter which killed the
dreams of their hosts of moving to the next round of the oldest football
competition in the world.
Albion took a 25th-minute lead when
Anichebe latched onto Saido Berahino's threaded pass before drilling a pinpoint
strike in off Darren Randolph's near post.
Ten minutes later Anichebe had his second,
once again receiving a Berahino pass before outmuscling ex-Baggies defender
Paul Robinson and driving a shot beyond Randolph with the aid of an unfortunate
ricochet off the Birmingham captain.
In London, things took a calamitous turn
for John Obi Mikel as his side crumbled 4-2 to League One side, Bradford. The
Catalyst was taken off the pitch with a head injury in the 70th minute and was
replaced by Cesc Fabregas. Jose Mourinho’s men conceded thrice in the final 16
minutes of the game to bow out of the competition.
Middlesbrough pulled off one of the upsets
of the round, eliminating Premier League champions Manchester City from the FA Cup at the Etihad. Goals
from Patrick Bamford and Kike did for the citizens with Kenneth Omeruo not
dressed as he was good enough for the bench - his fourth in succession.
Odion Ighalo was in scintillating form as
he smashed an awe-inspiring four goals past Blackpool as Watford battered
Blackpool 7-2 in an English Championship game played on Saturday evening at the
Vicarage Stadium.
Carl Ikeme kept a clean sheet as Wolves were held to a goalless draw by Charlton at Molineux. This result leaves Kenny Jackett’s men outside the promotion playoff places in 7th.
Carl Ikeme kept a clean sheet as Wolves were held to a goalless draw by Charlton at Molineux. This result leaves Kenny Jackett’s men outside the promotion playoff places in 7th.
SPAIN
Ikechukwu Uche played 64 minutes for
Villarreal. A solitary strike from Luciano Vietto won the points for the Yellow
Submarine, who occupy the final Europa League place in La Liga.
Elsewhere in Spain there was little joy for
Ramon Azeez and Isaac Success; the former was an unused substitute as Almeria
were trounced 3-0 by Espanyol, while the latter was not named in the squad for
Granada’s 2-2 draw against Deportivo.
Both their clubs occupy the bottom two
places in La Liga, and there is a real danger Azeez and Success could find
themselves playing in the Segunda Division next season.
ITALY
Joel Obi made only his sixth start of the
season for Inter in their 1-0 loss to Torino at San Siro. The 23-year-old
featured in at left-back, and while it was not an unusual occurrence to see him
feature at wing-back under previous manager Walter Mazzari, it is hardly his
favoured position.
Lazio had no need for midfield strongman
Ogenyi Onazi, as they completed controlled AC Milan at the Olimpico. The Eagles
were deserved 3-1 winners, shrugging aside the disappointment of going behind
in the 4th minute to rally in the second half and claim a win to move them into
third in Serie A.
FRANCE
Vincent Enyeama was on from to finish for
Lille OSC as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Monacowith Dimitar Berbatov
getting the solitary strike. Elsewhere, Elderson Echiejile was on for 90
minutes, fulfilling his defensive responsibilities for the visitors impeccably
and with minimum fuss.
NETHERLANDS
Cambuur made a good fist of their tie
against league leaders PSV Eindhoven, but in the end superior quality won out.
Philip Cocu’s men ran out 2-1 winners, leaving Bartholomew Ogbeche and his
teammates to wonder what might have been had they been more clinical in front of goal.
Young defender Tyronne Ebuehi came on in
the 65th minute as ADO Den Haag went down 1-0 to Go Ahead Eagles. The
19-year-old right-back was born in Haarlem, Netherlands but is eligible for Nigeria by parentage. He has made six
Eredivisie appearances this term, five as a substitute.
Abiola Dauda could only watch on from the
bench as Heerenveen demolished his Vitesse team 4-1 at Abe Lenstra Stadion. A
ruthless display of clinical finishing started in the 4th minute and was
rounded off in the 53rd, with centre-back Kenneth Otigba forming an almost
impenetrable platform behind.
PORTUGAL
Forward Simeon ‘Simmy’ Nwankwo was on
target for Gil Vicente in a 2-2 draw against Vitoria de Guimaraes on Saturday.
The 22-year-old opened the scoring in the 26th minute, but his side’s hopes of
a win were dashed by a 90th-minute penalty awarded to the hosts.
Simmy has five goals in 14 appearances for
Gil Vicente this season.
Super Eagles forward Michael Uchebo was
decisive in Boavista’s 1-0 victory over Braga. Uchebo struck with eight minutes
to play, his third goal of the season, to secure a sixth league win in 18
attempts for Boavista.
The 24-year-old has made ten appearances to
date for Boavista.
BELGIUM
Uche Nwofor was on target for Lierse as
they drew 1-1 at home to Waasland-Beveren. The striker opened the scoring in
the 13th minute, before Renaud Emond cancelled out the opener on the hour.
The Super Eagles striker has two goals in
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