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 SPAIN
Ikechukwu Uche was a 71st minute substitute for Villarreal in their 2-0 loss at home to Sevilla. Having been knocked out of the Europa League last week, Unai Emery’s men repeated the trick to expand their lead over the Yellow Submarine to six points. Uche’s cameo came too late to impact the result, as goals in the 49th and 65th minutes decided the tie.

Kalu Uche was on parade in his side's 1-0 defeat to Celta Vigo. A late Charles goal confirmed Celta’s dominance, and while Kalu Uche was pretty much ineffectual for the entire 90, he did manage the second-highest number of shots in the game, with three.



Midfielder Ramon Azeez was named on the bench for Almeria in their 2-1 loss against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday night. He was however not called upon to partake in the action.

USA
Canadian youth international Tesho Akindele was on target for FC Dallas in MLS action over the weekend. The 22-year-old scored the opener in their 2-0 win over Philadelphia Union in the 49th minute, beating Algeria goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi all ends up. Akindele is eligible for Nigeria through his Nigerian father, but has represented Canada at U-17 level in the past.

 SLOVAKIA
AS Trencin were comfortable 3-0 winners over Dunajska Streda in the Slovakian Corgon Liga to keep their place at the top of the standings. Goals from former youth international Rabiu Ibrahim and Emmanuel Edmond in the 50th and 87th minutes completed the scoring.

NETHERLANDS
Nigeria international Bartholomew Ogbeche struck an equaliser in the 62nd minute for Cambuur, but Henk de Jong’s side were unable to hold on for the points, conceding in stoppage time to lose 2-1 away at AZ Alkmaar. The 30-year-old is enjoying an Indian summer in the Eredivisie, with 12 goals for Cambuur in 24 starts.



ITALY
Forward Nnamdi Oduamadi was on target for the first time for Serie B side Latina over the weekend. The 24-year-old’s 66th minute goal however proved just a consolation as his side went down 2-1 to Spezia. Oduamadi has made seven appearances since joining on loan from parent club AC Milan.

GERMANY
Anthony Ujah played 82 minutes for Fc Koln in his final appearance before jetting off to re-join the Nigerian national side. However, he was not on target for the Billy Goats in their 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen at the RheinEnergie Stadion. The striker fired off three shots, but was unable to add to his Bundesliga tally of nine for the season.

FRANCE
AS Monaco let loose on Reims in Ligue 1 action over the weekend, striking twice in the first quarter of an hour to effectively put the tie to bed. The 3-1 scoreline did not flatter Les Monegasques. Nigeria left-backElderson Echiejile was named on the bench, but did not feature at all.

Vincent Enyeama’s Lille were on the end of a 2-0 reverse at the hands of St Etienne at Stade Geoffroy Guichard. Two goals from Ivory Coast international Max Gradel consigned Les Dogues to defeat, ending a run of two straight clean sheets for Nigeria captain Enyeama.

ENGLAND
Moses Odubajo completed an improbable five-minute fight-back by Brentford against Millwall in the championship at the weekend. Down 2-0 in the 85th minute, the Bees struck back spectacularly, with first Alex Pritchard’s penalty, and then Odubajo’s leveller in the first minute of added time. The 21-year-old right-back also completed two dribbles in a man-of-the-match outing.



West Brom travelled to the home of defending league champions Manchester City without record-signingBrown Ideye, and a hard task was made even more onerous by the sending off after two minutes of Gareth McAuley. The Baggies would go on to lose 3-0 on the day. There was a crumb of comfort from a Nigerian perspective, as Victor Anichebe made his long-awaited return from injury, coming on for a four-minute cameo at the end.

Sammy Ameobi was in action for Newcastle, as they came close to completing a memorable comeback against Arsenal. The Magpies roared back after a poor first half, but came up short, losing 2-1. Ameobi completed four dribbles and also put in a shift defensively, making three tackles.

Victor Moses was not fit enough to be called upon for Stoke’s home loss to Crystal Palace. The Potters struggled without their mercurial winger, and went down 2-1 to Alan Pardew’s Eagles. Striker Shola Ameobimade a four-minute cameo at the end, coming on for goalscorer Glenn Murray.

Hull caused league leaders Chelsea a huge scare, coming from two goals down to level at 2-2 inside the first half. However, the winner for the Blues came from substitute Loic Remy with 13 minutes to play. Sone Aluko made a late appearance with nine minutes to play as the Tigers tried to rally once more. It was not to be though; Chelsea’s 3-2 win sees them maintain a six-point advantage over Manchester City.

QPR are steadily running out of games in which to stave off imminent relegation. This past weekend saw them on the end of a 2-1 home loss to Everton. Defender Nedum Onuoha partnered Steven Caulker in the centre of defence, and acquitted himself reasonably well for the R’s.