How Nigerian players fared in Champions League and Europa League qualifiers third round

Video games went down yesterday within the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers with plenty of Nigerian gamers concerned

First, AC Milan goal

Raphael Onyedika, the Nigerian midfielder being monitored by AC Milan was concerned from begin to end in FC Midjtylland’s 3-1 house loss to Benfica within the third spherical of the Champions League playoffs.

Onyedika additionally acquired yellow-carded within the recreation because the Danish membership will focus their consideration on the Europa League. They by no means regarded like they have been as much as the duty towards Benfica, shedding 7-2 on combination.

The Nigerian midfielder nevertheless gave his suitors one thing to chew within the recreation as they finalise plans to take him to the Serie A.

Onyedika had a cross accuracy of 84% within the recreation along with his heatmap displaying nice actions.

He received simply two of his six floor duels and accomplished considered one of his three lengthy balls. The midfielder has had higher days however there’s promise in there.

No present for Boniface

Rangers bounced again from a 2-0 defeat in Belgium towards Union Saint Gilloise to trounce the Belgians 3-0 within the third spherical of the Champions League playoffs.

USG have been with out their new Nigerian import, Victor Boniface who wasn’t dressed in any respect for the sport. His membership will now commerce tackles within the Europa League after shedding on a 3-2 combination to final 12 months’s Europa League finalists.

And the Relaxation

In Sheriff Tiraspol’s 2-1 loss to Czech’s Viktoria Plzen, Nigerian ahead Rasheed Akanbi scored the Moldovan league facet’s solely objective of the sport.

The lanky ahead lately moved to Tiraspol and has hit the bottom operating.

Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde was on the scoresheet for Zalgiris of their 6-1 combination loss to Norway’s Bodo Glimt.

Zalgiris held Bodo at house 1-1 however a primary leg 5-0 loss might be rued as they drop to the Europa League.

Former U-17 worldwide, Yusuf Otubanjo additionally began for Pjunik Yerevan as they misplaced on an 7-0 combination rating to Partizan Belgrade. Otubanjo was subbed off within the sixty fourth minute of the sport.

Within the Europa League

Former Plateau United ahead, Sunday Adetunji scored the comfort for North Macedonia’s Shkupi as they misplaced at house to Shamrock Rovers, from the Republic of Eire.

Shamrock featured younger Irish-Nigerian, Aidomo Emakhu for the final ten minutes of the sport as they received 5-2 on combination.