NIGERIAN PLAYERS WRAP....

Manchester City are through to the quarter - finals of the Capital One Cup in the wake of their 5  - 1 rout of Crystal Palace.

Nigeria youth international Kelechi Iheanacho was back amongst the goals, netting in the 59th minute as City raced into a three - goal lead and set up two goals scored by Kevin De Bruyne and Manu Garcia.

In his first start for the Citizens, the 19 - year - old went the distance and picked up the Man of the Match accolade. 

Also through to the last eight are Liverpool, who beat AFC Bournemouth 1 - 0 at Anfield. Jordon Ibe was in action for the whole duration of the match.
Gabriel Agbolanhor played the full game in Aston Villa’s 2 - 1 loss to Southampton.

For the second game in a row, Anthony Ujah scored against his former club, hitting target in the 23rd minute in Werder Bremen’s 1 - 0 win over Cologne in the DFB Cup.

Super Eagles midfielder Michael Babatunde leveled the scoreline two minutes from time before his teammate scored the game - winner in Dnipro’s hard fought 3 - 2 victory over Olimpik Donetsk in the Cup.

Chinedu Udoji  again was the hero for Enyimba, who has simply been outstanding in the on going NPL .
Udoji has been responsible for crucial goals in recent times and he single-handedly delivered the three points on Wednesday that has now taken Enyimba’s tally to 65 points from 35 games. The club now has three more matches left for the season.
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Second placed Warri Wolves will attempt to close the gap on Enyimba as they take on Lobi Stars in their rescheduled Week 35 tie in Markudi on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Giwa FC have momentarily moved to second spot on the log after securing a nervy 3-2 win over Wikki Tourists in Jos. Giwa came from behind to secure maximum points in the five-goal thriller.
Also, Sharks FC and Kano Pillars had come from behind to secure 2-1 wins over Shooting Stars and Enugu Rangers.

In Port Harcourt, Dolphins made the most of their home advantage as they eased their relegation worries with a 2-0 win over El-Kanemi.
On their part, FC Ifeanyi Ubah and Bayelsa United secured 1-0 wins over Heartland and Abia Warriors respectively. Ifeanyi Ede converted the 28th Minute goal from the spot to beat Ebere Obi (MIKEL'S elder brother) of heartland.