FC Sheriff Tiraspol’s forward Rasheed Ibrahim was the country’s star of the night among Nigerian players who featured for their various clubs in the first games of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League.
Ibrahim also known as Goal Machine scored an early goal and assisted compatriot, Iyayi Atiemwen in FC Sheriff’s Three Nil defeat of Francis Uzoho’s Omonia Nicosia.
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Ibrahim is the top striker of the Moldovan Champions, who are drawn in Group E with Manchester United and Real Sociedad which parade another Nigerian Sadiq Umar, who recently joined from newly promoted Almeria.
Umar also gave a good account of himself but was substituted on the 46th minute mark before his side converted a penalty to give them a crucial away win at Old Trafford..
Striker, Victor Olatunji of AEK Larnac saw 80 minutes of action, but His efforts failed to see the back of the net when His Cyprus club battled Rennes of France.
Union St. Gilloise’s Victor Boniface was in action for 83 minutes as helped his Belgian side pip host, Union Berlin One nil
Super Eagles winger Moses Simon was a 69th minute substitute’ when his French side Nantes got a vital victory at home against Olympiacos of Greece.
Meanwhile, Arsenal put away their disappoment from last weekend loss at Old Trafford, as the Table toppers of the English Premier League defeated Zurich 2-1.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
