Euro Round-up: Demehin makes Reims debut vs Nnadozie’s Paris FC; Onyedika assists; Akpoguma benched

A couple of Nigerian footballers had been in motion for his or her numerous golf equipment on Friday because the weekend league fixtures kicked off in earnest.

Two Tremendous Falcons stars, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and fullback Oluwatosin Demehin had been on reverse sides as Stade de Reims held Paris FC to a 2-2 draw within the French girls’s first division.

A member of the Nigerian squad that teaches the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 Ladies’s World Cup earlier within the yr, Demehin solely joined Reims just a few days in the past on a two-year deal.

Reims signed the 20-year-old alongside Falconets teammate Rofiat Imuran.

Demehin and 18-year-old Imuran made their Tremendous Falcons debut in September throughout a world pleasant match with america.

However solely Demehin noticed motion in Paris on Friday to assist Reims beat their hosts, who additionally paraded Tremendous Falcons’ primary goalie Nnadozie from begin to end.

Within the English Premier League, Tremendous Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka made a uncommon begin for Brentford of their 2-0 win over Brighton Hove & Albion on the Gtech Group Stadium.

Making the Bees’ first eleven for the primary time this season within the gameweek 11 conflict, Onyeka assisted his aspect’s first aim scored by Ivan Toney within the twenty seventh minute. Toney transformed a penalty for the sport’s second aim shortly previous the hour mark earlier than Onyeka was changed within the 71st minute.

The victory lifted Brentford out of a three-game winless steak and as much as the eighth place on the league desk forward of different weekend fixtures.

Within the German Bundesliga, Nigerian defender Kevin Akpoguma watched from the bench as Hoffenheim ran out 3-0 winners at Schalke 04.

Robert Skov netted a brace of penalties on both aspect of a Moanes Dabbur strike at hand the guests their fifth win in ten league video games.