Afrigather Soccernet.ng highlights some eye-catching shows from Nigerian footballers outdoors the nation’s shores on Saturday, December 9, 2023.
Within the English Premier League, Frank Onyeka was fortunate to flee a sending-off throughout Brentford’s disappointing 1-0 defeat at Sheffield United.
Josh Maja made the West Brom beginning lineup for the primary time, whereas Semi Ajayi got here off the bench because the Baggies suffered a 2-1 loss at Sunderland within the Championship.
Wilfred Ndidi netted his second Championship objective of the marketing campaign as Leicester Metropolis took no prisoners with a commanding 4-0 win over Plymouth Argyle.
In Spain, Umar Sadiq was unfortunate to not add to his objective tally as Actual Sociedad left Villarreal with all three factors following a 3-0 win.
Within the Ladies’s Division, Toni Payne was one in every of Sevilla’s finest gamers as they carved Actual Madrid open with a 3-1 win.
A number of days after serving to Nigeria safe qualification to the 2024 Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations, Reward Monday and Esther Okoronkwo had been second-half substitutes as UD Tenerife bagged a 2-0 victory in opposition to Granada.
In Serie A, Ademola Lookman took all of the shine of compatriot Samuel Chukwueze as the previous Everton man smashed an excellent brace that lifted Atalanta to an exciting 3-2 overcome AC Milan.
Maduka Okoye watched from the bench as Inter Milan tore his Udinese aside following a 4-0 win on the San Siro.
In France’s ladies division, Chiamaka Nnadozie impressed in objective as Paris FC strolled to a 4-1 win away to Montpellier.
Tosin Demehin was a rock in defence for Stade de Reims as they stored a clear sheet of their 2 – 0 victory in opposition to visiting Fleury 91.
In Ligue 1, there was little pleasure for Moses Simon and Nantes in Paris as Kylian Mbappe and co-led PSG to a slender 2-1 win on the Parc de Princes.
Over to the Armenian Premier League, the place Olaoluwa Ojetunde was among the many targets for Van as they soared to a wonderful 4 – 0 win at house to Shirak.
Tenton Yenne scored an excellent brace to guide Ararat-Armenia to a convincing 3-1 victory away to Urartu.
Within the Austrian Bundesliga, Moses Usor was on the right track for LASK to energy the highfliers to a tremendous 3-1 triumph at Austria Lustenau.
Tremendous Eagles star Chidera Ejuke continued from the place he left off in midweek as he acquired the second objective for Royale Antwerp as they crushed Cercle Brugge 1 – 3 contained in the Jan Breydelstadion in Brugge.
Alhassan Yusuf laid the help for George Ilenikhena to bag the third objective for the champions within the encounter.
Nonetheless in Belgium, Reward Orban and Jordan Torunarigha, each did their jobs nicely as KAA Gent made mild work of RWDM with a 4-0 win.
Within the Czech Liga, Abdullahi Tanko snatched the win from the jaws of defeat as he scored two late targets to show round a 1-2 deficit to a 3-2 victory for Baník Ostrava at Hradec Králové.
Over to Hungary, the place Peter Ambrose handed Újpest a second-half lead, however Zalaegerszeg struck again to earn a 1-1 draw.
Otukpo-born defender Philip Ipole got here to Hapoel Hadera’s rescue as he assisted their equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In Scotland, Cyriel Dessers netted objective quantity 5 in 13 league appearances, whereas Leon Balogun was spectacular in defence as Glasgow Rangers defeated Dundee 3-1 on the Ibrox.
