Nigerian players abroad: Iwuala, Dessers, Osawe, Maja on target in Kuwait, Scotland, Germany, England

Soccernet.ng highlights some of the most eye-catching performances of Nigerian stars in Europe and Asia on Saturday, August 10, 2024.

Austria

In the country's Bundesliga, Michael Usor assisted LASK's only goal in their 2-1 loss at home to Rheindorf Altach, with Brazil's Gustavo Santos netting a double for the visitors.

Czech

Igoh Ogbu was a solid rock in defence as Slavia Prague kept a clean sheet in forcing a 2-0 Czech Liga defeat down the throat of their guests, Sigma Olomouc.

Olomouc introduced the duo of Ola Dele and Yunusa Muritala in the second half but their effort proved futile in Prague.

England

Jesurun Uchegbulam scored Oldham Athletic's first goal of the season as they claimed a convincing 3-0 victory over Braintree Town in the National League.

Victor Adeboyejo netted a second-half winner for Bolton Wanderers as they kicked off their League One season with a 2-1 away win at Leyton Orient.

Josh Maja bagged a hattrick while Semi Ajayi gave a solid showing as West Bromwich Albion secured a 3-1 away victory at Queens Park Rangers on the opening weekend of the Championship.

Germany

In the U19 Bundesliga, Princewill M'Bock netted a late equaliser for Werder Bremen U19 in their 3-3 draw at Eintracht Braunsch U19.

Ufumwen Osawe opened the scoring for Uerdingen as they claimed a 2-0 win to scatter the plans of visiting Gütersloh.

Kuwait

Super Eagles forward Anayo Iwuala scored a brilliant solo goal to inspire Al Arabi to a fine 2 – 0 Premier League win over Kazma.

Portugal

In the Primeira Liga, Nigeria international Bruno Onyemaechi featured in the left-back role as a defensively solid Boavista secured a slim 1-0 win at Casa Pia.

Russia

At the Stadion FK Krasnodar, Moses Cobnan assisted the opening goal for home team Krasnodar as they claimed a 2-1 win over CSKA Moscow in the Premier League.

Scotland

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers was among the goals as Rangers FC bagged their first league win of the Premiership season courtesy of a tough 2-1 triumph over Motherwell.

Serbia

In the Super Liga, Peter Olayinka came off the bench to assist Red Star Belgrade's last goal in their commanding 4-1 defeat of Novi Pazar.

Lagos-born forward Ejike Opara, 19, netted the consolation goal for the visitors.

At the Stadion Radomir Antić in Užice, 21-year-old Prince Ukachukwu provided the assist to Tekstilac Odžaci's winning goal in their 2-1 win over Mladost Lučani, who paraded Patrick Eze.

Sweden

Henry Offia opened the scoring for struggling Västerås SK but their hosts Norrköping staged a comeback to claim a 2-1 Allsvenskan victory at the PlatinumCars Arena.

Turkey

Kenneth Omeruo's best efforts were not enough for Kasımpaşa as they stumbled to a 2 – 3 home defeat to Konyaspor in the Super Lig.

In Istanbul, Bright Osayi Samuel featured for 76 minutes as Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce clinched a narrow 1-0 win over Adana Demirspor on the opening weekend of the league campaign.