Nigerians abroad: Iwobi’s brace lifts Fulham to 11-year best; Ejuke, Ilenikhena to Antwerp’s rescue; Boniface stings Paderborn

Soccernet.ng brings to you the eye-catching performances of Nigerian footballers outside the country on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

In England, Paul Mukayle played for Reading, who won on penalties against Charlton Athletic and progressed to the next round of the EFL Trophy.

The aggregate score was 1-1, but Oluwafemi Azeez, who replaced Mukayle in the 65th minute, converted a penalty for Reading, giving them a 4-2 victory.

Alex Iwobi scored his first two goals in the Premier League to lead Fulham to a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Ola Aina’s Nottingham Forest.

Calvin Bassey also performed well alongside Tosin Adarabioyo at the heart of Fulham’s defence, as the Cottages achieved their biggest win since a 5-0 win over Norwich City in August 2012.

Iwobi and Bassey
Iwobi and Bassey

Frank Onyeka produced another energetic performance for Brentford, but the score was nil as Brighton won a hard-fought 2-1 victory.

In Spain, Real Sociedad secured safe passage to the next phase of the Copa del Rey after a narrow 1-0 away win over lower-league side Andratx, with Oumar Sadiq coming on midway through the second half. .

Victor Boniface opened the scoring with his 14th goal in all competitions, leading Bayer Leverkusen to the DFB Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over Paderborn.

Super Eagles winger Nathan Tella was on the bench for the Bundesliga leaders.

Bobby Clement was a hero for AF Elbazani in the Albanian Cup, scoring two goals, including the winning goal that helped the team win 3-2 over Kastrioti Kurje in the second round. I am.

In other matches, Samuel Ahine was also among the scorers in a 4-0 win over Turbina Çelik in the cup.

It was a similarly triumphant start for James Ayinde, who also scored Lushnya’s second goal in a 3-0 win over Tomori Berat in the Albanian Cup.

Chidera Ejuke scores his second goal in Royal Antwerp colors and George Irenikena scores twice to lead the Belgian champions to a 5-2 come-from-behind victory against Sporting Charleroi in the round of 16 of the Belgian Cup. Ta.

Rafael Onyedika was also active in the final minutes as Club Brugge secured a 4-0 victory over Zulte Waregem to book their place in the cup quarter-finals.

Gift Orbán and KAA Gent also reached the quarter-finals after a narrow 1-0 away win against Sint-Truiden.

However, Ira Sol and KRC Genk lost 3-1 to KV Ostend in extra time and were eliminated from the competition, which was the end of the match.

Glasgow Rangers achieved a tough 1-0 away win against Hearts in the Scottish Premier League. Leon Balogun put in a great performance in the heart of Gers’ defence.

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