By Chinasaokwu Helen okoro
League football resumed last week in Germany for the first time since the last round of matches was played on May 19th of last season.
Like before, Nigerian players who are plying their trade in Europe have started the season with their respective clubs and have featured again for their clubs.
Let’s take a look at them.
Friday
Victor Boniface played until the 82nd minute in Bayer Leverkusen’s late-winner win against Borussia Monchengladbach in their first match of the season. Nathan Tella was an unused substitute for Bayer Leverkusen.
Kelechi Iheanacho finally made his debut for Spanish side Sevilla in their 1–2 away loss to Villareal. The former Leicester City forward came on for Isaac Romero in the 77th minute.
Saturday
Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey both played the whole 90 minutes for Fulham in the 2-1 win against Leicester City, with Iwobi scoring in that encounter, while Wilfred Ndidi featured for Leicester City.
Joe Aribo played until the 70th minute for Southampton before being substituted by Matheus Fernández in their match against Nottingham Forest. Ola Aina played the full game, while Taiwo Awoniyi was introduced in the 76th minute. Southampton ultimately suffered a 1–0 defeat in the away fixture.
In the Championships, Semi Ajayi was part of the West Brom team that beat Stoke City away from home.
