Super Eagles midfielder Eddy Onazi worked a ninety-minute shift in midfield as Lazio thrashed Palermo 3-0 at the Stadio Renzo Barbera. It was his fourth start for the capital team in the last 15 games in the Italian Serie A.
Out-of-favour Nigeria midfielder Joel Chukwuma Obi played 57 minutes of Torino’s 2-1 victory over Atalanta.
In France, Vincent Enyeama was in between the pipes for the umpteenth time for Lille as they thrashedElderson Echiejile’s Monaco 4-1. The left-back took an early shower after he was dismissed in the 65th minute.
Former Hungary youth-teamer Kenneth Otigba played the entirety of SC Heerenveen’s 4-2 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie. Bartholomew Ogbeche remains on the sidelines and wasn’t involved in Twente’s 1-0 loss toFeyenoord.Twente winger Chinedu Ede was replaced in the 67th minute.
In Belgium, Anderlecht needed a late winner from Stefano Okaka, who went the distance, before seeing off Zulte-Waregem 2-1. Imoh Ezekiel is still recovering from an injury he picked up while on international duty, so was not in action for RSCA.
Midfielder Anderson Esiti worked a ninety-minute shift for Estoril in their 4-1 loss to Nacional in the Portuguese top-flight.
Chidozie Awaziem played 76 minutes of Porto’s 1-0 defeat to Pacos de Ferreira .He was booked in the 23rd minute.
In the Norwegian Tippeligaen, Manchester City loanee Chidiebere Nwakali was handed his first start as IK Start shared the spoils with Molde(1-1). The midfielder was booked on the hour mark before he was replaced 16 minutes later.
Chuks Akabueze opened his account for this season as Odd Grenland beat Viking 2-0. The ex-Flying Eagles dazzler went the distance in Stavanger .
Suleiman Abdullahi and Samuel Adegbenro played the entirety of the game for Viking and the former was booked in the 29th minute. Teammate Aniekpeno Udoh subbed in five minutes from time, while Usmani Salewas an unused sub.
In the Danish Superliga, one-cap Nigeria international Izunna Uzochukwu lasted one hour in OB Odense’s 1-0 loss to Brondby.
In Sweden, Michael Omoh watched proceedings from the bench as Oestersunds FK beat Hakeem Araba’sFalkenbergs FF 2-1. Ex-Flying Eagle Alhaji Gero did not make Oestersunds’s 18-man squad. Araba played the full game.
Over to Switzerland, Manuel Akanji was not involved in Basel’s 2-2 draw with FC Zurich.
Macauley Chrisantus remains out of favour at AEK Athens. The former Golden Eaglets star sat out the team’s 2-0 win against Panionios in the Greek Super League.
Ex-Flying Eagles skipper Abdul Ajagun played 85 minutes of Levadiakos’ 2-0 loss to PAOK.
Brown Ideye was an unused substitute as Olympiakos extended their record in the top-flight, thrashingPanaitolikos 5-2 away.
Aiyegbeni Yakubu played the last two minutes of Kayserispor’s goalless draw with Antalyaspor. He hadn’t featured in the Turkish Super Lig since December 27,2015 before he was given a run out on Sunday.
Kehinde Fatai came on in the 82nd minute for Sparta Prague as they struggled to beat Pribram 2-1 in the Czech Synot League.
In Slovakia, Rabiu Ibrahim and Samuel Kalu got on the score sheet in the 46th and 76th minute respective as AS Trencin defeated Spartak Myjava 3-1.
Kingsley Madu and Rabiu lasted the distance while the teenager was replaced in the 85th minute. Aliko Balawas an unused substitute.
Sylvester Igboun started and played ninety minutes of FC Ufa’s 1-0 win over Terek Grozny. The Super Eagle has made 19 appearances in the Russian Premier League, scoring three goals. He was yellow-carded six minutes out of intermission.
In the Ukrainian Premier League, Akeem Latifu was in action for 90 minutes as Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk. The Nigeria international got cautioned in the 85th minute.
Finally in the Slovenian top division, Dream Team VI hopeful Blessing Eleke rescued a point for Olimpija Ljubljana, scoring in the 90th minute in their 1-1 draw with Zavrc. He has now scored 14 times in the league this term.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel