Soccernet.ng presents eye-catching performances by Nigerian footballers abroad on Friday, December 22, 2023.
BANGLADESH
Former Lobi Stars defender Emmanuel Agbaji scored the winning goal in the 90th minute for Mohammedan Dhaka, helping them to a 2-1 victory over Fortis in Matchday 1 of the Bangladesh Premier League.
BELGIUM
Rafael Onyedika played an active role in midfield as Club Brugge defeated RWDM 6-1, clinching their ninth league title of the season.
ITALY
Tironne Ebouehi returned to Empoli’s starting XI, but his best efforts failed and the struggling Serie A side avoided a 2-0 defeat at home to Lazio.
Chukwubikem Ikwuemesi and Salernitana won a 2-2 draw with Samuel Chukwueze’s AC Milan, with Luka Jovic scoring a last-minute equalizer for the San Siro giants.
Fikayo Tomori opened the scoring for Milan in the 17th minute at Salerno’s Stadio Arechi, before the home team scored twice at the start of the second half to tie the game.
SAUDI ARABIA
In the Saudi League, Messiah Godwin scored the only goal in Al Ahdoud’s narrow 1-0 victory over Al Shabab, securing all three points for his team.
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Umar Sadiq was not happy in front of goal when Real Sociedad ended in a goalless draw against Cadiz in the Spanish La Liga.
In the UEFA Women’s Champions League, newly crowned African Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala helped Barcelona maintain their perfect winning record with a 7-0 win over Rosengaard.
In other matches, Kristi Uchebe was named Woman of the Match for her outstanding defensive performance as Benfica held Eintracht Frankfurt to a thrilling 1-1 draw.
Aaron Oranare scored for Neft Baku as they won 4-0 against Qaradar Rekbatan and advanced to the next round of the Azerbaijan Cup.
Gift Orbán forgot his scoring boots at home in Ligue A, but Gent had enough weapons to beat OH Leuven 4-0.
William Troost-Ekong did nothing wrong as PAOK ruthlessly defeated Kifissia, winning 6-0 away.
Daniel Chima scored his first Indian Super League hat-trick in the 5-0 win against Jamshedpur in Hyderabad.
The star of the match was Philippe Otele, who scored a brilliant brace to end CFR Cluj’s winning streak and lead them to a 4-0 victory over rivals Romania’s University of Cluj.
