while those who did for the
duration lost all three
points.
It was an unimpressive
weekend for Nigerian
players plying their trade in
the English Premier League
(EPL), as most of them did
not feature for their clubs,
West Brom Manager, Roy
Hodgson could do without
his Nigerian import Osaze
Peter Odemwingie as he left
him on the bench for the
whole 90 minutes in their
2-1 win over Stoke City
away from home.
If Hodgson’s praise for the
team is anything to go by,
then the Nigerian may be in
for some more time on the
bench in subsequent
matches.
Hodgson had said: “When
you lead for so long and
you survive the penalty
where your goalkeeper has
made a great save, when it
gets that close to the end
you hope that it’s going to
lead to three points.
“[Today] we haven’t
played with [Shane] Long,
[Peter] Odemwingie and in
normal circumstances that’s
a lot of players to be
missing from what people
consider to be your first
eleven and yet the players
have come and done a
fantastic job and we end up
getting a result here at
Stoke which the club have
been waiting for 30 years.
It was, however, a different
story for compatriots Victor
Moses and Shola Ameobi
who both had 90 minutes
action but could not help
their teams escape defeat.
While Moses went down
with Wigan Athletic, losing
1-3 to host Queens Park
Rangers, Ameobi with his
Newcastle mates lost 2-5 to
Fulham.
Eagles’ midfielder, Mikel Obi
was conspicuously missing
from the Chelsea line-up in
a goalless draw with
Norwich City, no thanks to
the injury he is reported to
be nursing.
Though pundits have
predicted more time for
Mikel in the Chelsea
reserve especially with the
return of Michael Essien,
the Nigerian owes his fans
a duty to return to action
soonest.
Another Nigerian who was
missing in action was
Dickson Etuhu. On a day
when his side Fulham went
on a goal feast against
Newcastle, Etuhu was not
listed at all.
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