Nigerian footballers had a dramatic night time throughout Europe and Asia on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, with contrasting fortunes marking their performances, Soccernet.ng studies.
England: Southampton Fall to Liverpool
Joe Aribo and Paul Onuachu featured for Southampton because the Saints had been eradicated from the League Cup following a slender 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Aribo began the sport and performed till the 84th minute, whereas Onuachu was launched within the 83rd. Regardless of their efforts, Liverpool’s superior firepower proved decisive.
Darwin Núñez and Harvey Elliot discovered the web for the Reds, whereas Cameron Archer’s second-half strike offered solely comfort for the house aspect.
Italy: Sampdoria Crumble Towards Roma
In Italy, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro’s Sampdoria endured a humbling 4-1 defeat to AS Roma within the Coppa Italia.
Akinsanmiro featured for 78 minutes on the Stadio Olimpico, however his exit marked the tip of Sampdoria’s resistance.
Artem Dovbyk’s brace and Tommaso Baldanzi’s strike had already put Roma in command, with Gerard Yepes scoring Sampdoria’s solely aim.
Moments after Akinsanmiro’s substitution, Eldor Shomurodov added a fourth to seal the victory for Roma.
Malaysia: Olusegun’s Hat-Trick and Dismissal
In Malaysia, Ifedayo Olusegun was the star of the night time as PDRM FC thrashed Kelantan Darul Naim 5-0 in a Tremendous League conflict at Selayang Municipal Stadium.
Olusegun delivered a sensational first-half hat-trick, scoring within the fifth, thirty second, and thirty ninth minutes.
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Nonetheless, his night time took a flip when he was despatched off after a collision throughout a aim try. It’s the first time in Olusegun’s profession that he could be proven a pink card.
Regardless of being decreased to 10 males, PDRM remained dominant, with Muhammad Shahrel Fikri Md Fauzi scoring twice within the second half.
The outcome lifted PDRM to fifth within the league desk, whereas Kelantan remained second from the underside.
Olusegun, 33, now has eight objectives in 13 league appearances for PDRM this season.
Solely Darul Ta’zim ace Bérgson (with 21 objectives) and Kuala Lumpur’s Paulo Josué (11) have extra objectives than Olusegun within the Malaysian Tremendous League this time period.