Nigerian Players Abroad : Moses and Emenike Drop
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in Europe on Tuesday.
West Ham United bid farewell to Boleyn Ground after 112 years in style, rallying from a goal down to beat Manchester United 3-2 in the Premier League. Victor Moses and Emmanuel Emenike watched proceedings from the bench.
Italy international Angelo Ogbonna played the entirety of the game for the Hammers.
In the Scottish Premiership, Edward Ofere netted for the third game in a row as Dundee United played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Partick Thistle at Tannadice Park.
The striker, who played the full game, was cautioned in the 76th minute before registering his name on the score sheet 11 minutes later.
Ex-Liverpool starlet David Amoo started the game for Partick Thistle and was replaced seven minutes from time. He notched a helper in the 76th minute.
Still in Scotland, Tom Taiwo started and played for 78 minutes as Falkirk were held to a 2-2 draw at Hibernian inthe Premiership Playoffs Semi-final, Game 1.
Switzerland youth international Manuel Akanji was missing from the match day squad as Basel were held to a 1-1 draw by Thun in the Super League. He has not played for Basel since February due to a ligament injury.
In the Romanian Liga 1, Nigeria internationals Christian Obodo and Michael Odibe were included in Concordia Chiajna’s starting XI versus Botosani . The former Udinese midfielder clocked up 90 minutes as both teams shared the spoils (1-1).
Referee Kovacs sent off Odibe in added time for a second bookable offense He was first cautioned in the 62nd minute.
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