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It was another good weekend for Nigerians abroad with Ikechukwu Uche hogging the biggest headlines.
The attacker netted a brace for Villarreal in La Liga as the Yellow Submarine beat Levante 3-0 away.
Uche has now scored four league goals this season but the quality of the strikes will certainly get Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi thinking about handing the 29-year-old a recall to the national team.
Michael Uchebo has been quietly and efficiently going about his business in Belgium and the again, he scored for Cercle Brugge in the Jupiler League.
Vincent Enyeama’s season of scary dominance continued in France where he kept yet another clean sheet as the Mastiffs maintained their stranglehold on second place.
Victor Moses had his moments for Liverpool in the most memorable Merseyside derby in years as supersport.com once more rounds up the best of the action from a frenetic weekend.
Belgium (Jupiler Pro League)
A day of nightmares for Kim Ojo who replaced Thomas Buffel at the start of the second half but failed to prevent Genk’s 0-4 loss to KV Oostende at the Albertparkstadion.
Ezekiel Imoh helped fired Standard Liege to the top of the table as Les Rouches beat Mons 1-0 at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
Imoh came on for Igor de Camargo in the 61st minute as he made his 16th league appearance of the season.
Kehinde Fatai was an unused substitute for Club Brugge as the club’s manager, Michel Preud'Homme put his faith in others in the 3-0 win over Loveren at the Daknamstadion.
Uchebo scored for Cercle Brugge’s in their side’s 2-4 defeat to Lierse at the Jan Breydelstadion.
The striker represented Uchebo’s fourth league goal of the season.
Denmark (Superliga)
Sylvester Igboun, Izunna Uzochukwu and Hassan Rilwan all started for FC Midtjylland’s in the league leader’s shock 0-1 reverse to fourth-placed Brondby at the MCH Arena.
Ebere Onuachu was an unused substitute for FC Midtjylland.
Isaac Oliseh and Ashiru Olasunkanmi were unused substitutes for FC Midtjylland.
Fanendo Adi was not listed in FC København’s 4-1 win over Viborg at Parken.
England (Barclays English Premier League)
Victor Moses came on as a substitute for Liverpool replacing Joe Allen in the 69th minute in a feisty Merseyside derby on Saturday.
The Nigerian winger missed a late chance with a scooped header as the Reds drew 3-3 with Everton at Goodison Park.
Shola Ameobi was unfortunate not to score but was involved in most of Newcastle United’s dangerous moves as the Magpies beat Norwich City 2-1 at St. James’ Park.
Shola’s younger brother, Sammy was an unused substitute in the game.
Peter Odemwingie played for 65 minutes for Cardiff City and was substituted by Craig Noone as the Bluebirds stunned champions, Manchester United with a late goal in a 2-2 draw at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Omatsone Aluko is still out with injury and Hull City are suffering in his absence.
The Tigers lost 0-1 to relegation battlers, Crystal Palace in front of their cheering supporters at the Kingston Communications Stadium.
John Obi Mikel started for Chelsea in the Blues’ 3-0 win over West Ham United at Upton Park.
Mikel played all 90 minutes in the game.
Victor Anichebe will hopefully take to the pitch on Monday night when West Bromwich Albion welcome Aston Villa to the Hawthorns.
France (Ligue 1)
Enyeama scooped up the top player award for October in Ligue 1 on Sunday and is showing no signs of slowing down for Lille OSC who proudly sit in second place in the league standings.
Another dominant display for Les Dogues helped to a 1-0 win Tolouse at the Grand Stade Lille Métropole with the Nigerian producing three important saves to maintain yet another clean sheet.
Enyeama has not conceded in Ligue 1 since September 15.
Germany (Bundesliga)
Chinedu Obasi’s horror season in Germany continues as he was again left out in Schalke’s 3-3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank-Arena.
Obasi has not played a single minute in any competition for Schalke this season.
Italy (Serie B)
Nnamdi Oduamadi took the place of Lucas Finazzi after 69 minutes in Brescia’s 0-0 draw against Cesena at the Stadio Mario Rigamonti.
Serie A
Joel Obi was not listed for Parma in the club’s surprise 1-0 win over Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo.
Ogenyi Onazi played all 90 minutes for SS Lazio in their 1-1 draw against Sampdoria at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.
The Netherlands (Eredivisie)
Uche Nwofor is still out injured so not much to report from a Nigerian perspective from the land of total football.
Russia (Premier League)
Ahmed Musa replaced Seydou Doumbia in the 77th minute as CSKA Moscow won 1-0 against city rivals, Spartak Moscow at the Arena Khimki.
Victor Obinna Nsofor is still out injured and was not listed for Lokomotiv Moscow in the club’s 1-0 win over Dinamo Moscow at the Stadion Lokomotiv.
Anzhi can’t buy a win and Dele Adeleye failed to alter that trend as the side drew 0-0 against Volga at the Anzhi-Arena.
Scotland (Premiership)
Efe Ambrose played all 90 minutes for Celtic in the Hoops’ 3-1 win over Aberdeen at Celtic Park.
Rabiu Ibrahim was an unused substitute for second from bottom club, Kilmarnock in their 0-2 loss to Motherwell at Celtic Park.
Spain (Primera Lig)
Nosa Igiebor was not listed as Real Betis lost 0-4 to Sevilla at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
Odion Ighalo was drafted in as a second half substitute for Granada as he replaced Francisco “Piti” Luna but it was to have little effect as FC Barcelona’s perfect machine cruised to a 4-0 win at the Camp Nou.
Ikechukwu Uche scored two brilliant goals for Villarreal as the Yellow submarine sunk Levante 3-0 at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.
Former Nigeria Under-17 midfielder, Ramon Azeez, was in action for Almeria from start to finish against Real Madrid on Saturday. But he could not help to stop the rampant Madrid team from scoring five goals.
Turkey (Super Lig)
Taye Taiwo played all 90 minutes for Bursaspor in the club’s 1-1 draw against Kasimpasa at the Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu.
John Utaka was a second half substitute for Sivasspor in the club’s 1-2 defeat to Galatasaray at the Türk Telekom Arena.
Emmanuel Emenike came on as a second half substitute for Fenerbahce in the club’s 2-1 win over Antalyaspor at the Akdeniz Üniversitesi Stadyumu.
Godfrey Oboabona was an unused substitute for Rizespor in the club’s 0-2 loss to Kayserispor at the Yeni Rize Sehir Stadi.
Oboabona’s compatriot Uche Kalu was not listed by Rizespor.
Ukraine (Premier League)
Lukman Haruna was not listed for Dynamo Kyiv in the club’s 3-0 win over Hoverla at the NSK Olimpijs'kyj.
Brown Ideye was an unused substitute for Dynamo Kyiv.
Harmony Ikande played the entire second half for Hoverla.
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