A number of Nigerian footballers were in action on Tuesday night for their clubs in Europe with Soccernet.ng highlighting the most eye-catching performances.
England
Former Golden Eaglets midfielder Kelechi Nwakali provided his first goal contribution for Barnsley since joining the club on a free transfer in the summer.
Nwakali set up Aiden Marsh for Barnsley’s only goal in their 3-1 EFL Trophy defeat against Doncaster Rovers at the Oakwell.
Joe Aribo impressed and Paul Onuachu was a second-half substitute as Southampton progressed to the next round of the League Cup with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Stoke City.
In League One, Ibadan-born Victor Adeboyejo netted the third goal of the encounter as Bolton Wanderers taught Stevenage a harsh 4-1 lesson away from home.
Italy
Samuel Chukwueze showed flashes of his tricky feet but it was not enough as AC Milan fell to a tough 2-0 Serie A defeat against high-flying Napoli at the San Siro.
In Serie B, Simy Nwankwo was a second-half substitute as Salernitana shared the spoils with visiting Cesena after both teams settled for a 1-1 draw.
Germany
Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka assisted Alexis Claude-Maurice’s opener for Augsburg as the club powered to a convincing 3-0 DFB Pokal victory over Schalke 04 at the WWK Arena.
Nathan Tella set up the first of Patrik Schick’s two goals as Bayer Leverkusen strolled to a comfortable 3-0 win over Elversberg.
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Nigeria international Victor Boniface and youngster Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka made cameo appearances from the bench in the encounter.