A relatively good night it was on Wednesday for Nigeria players in the UEFA Champions League match day one, Nigeriasoccernet.com can report.
Calvin Bassey had a solid performance against his former club Rangers as Ajax walloped them 4-0. The Nigerian once again was key in the heart of the defense as Ajax kept yet another clean sheet.
Victor Osimhen played his a game for Napoli against Liverpool but will rue his penalty miss. The lanky and strong striker was eventually substituted due to injury but made impacts during his time on the pitch.
Zaidu Sanusi lost his opening opening match to Athletico Madrid. In a game where no goal was scored during the regulation time, we saw 3 goals in the additional minutes, 2 to Atlético and 1 for Porto.
Raphael Onyedika enjoyed a beautiful start for Club Brugge in Europe as they kickoff their 2022/23 camping with narrow 1-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen.
Fortune Bassey was a second half substitute as Viktoria Plzen suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat to Barcelona.
The journey to European glory continues today with Nigerians expected to be active as the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League kicks off.
By Oluwayemi Omolagba
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