{"id":11463,"date":"2026-11-07T01:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/nigerians-in-tough-clashes-across-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T01:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:15:59","slug":"nigerians-in-tough-clashes-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/nigerians-in-tough-clashes-across-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians in tough clashes across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Five<\/strong> Nigerian players in England, Spain and Italy face some of the weekend\u2019s toughest assignments, with leaders, title chasers and a Premier League champion standing in their way.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semi Ajayi<\/strong> (Hull City vs Arsenal)\n<\/p>\n<p>Ajayi and Hull visit Premier League leaders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with kick-off at 4pm Nigerian time. The Tigers are 11th but have gone eight games without a win in all competitions and seven in the league. Ajayi played the full game in the 2-2 draw with Ipswich Town last weekend, making six clearances, and he was booked in the 88th minute. Arsenal have 24 points from nine games and are the only club with a 100 per cent home record this season.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ola Aina<\/strong> (Forest vs Man City)<\/p>\n<p>Aina and Forest host Manchester City at the City Ground on Saturday, with kick-off at 5:30pm Nigerian time. Forest are 19th with six points from nine games and have scored only six goals, the joint-lowest in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Aina started the 2-0 defeat at Brentford last weekend but was substituted at half-time, and he has made only one appearance in Forest\u2019s last three league games. Daniel Munoz is tipped to replace him at right wing-back. City have lost their last two league games, but they won 3-2 at RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Umar Sadiq<\/strong> (Valencia vs Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>Sadiq and Valencia host Real Madrid at Mestalla on Saturday night. Valencia are 19th with nine points from 11 games and have scored only eight goals, the joint-lowest in La Liga.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sadiq came off the bench to score the only goal in the 1-0 win at Elche, with a solo run, and it gave coach Javier Aguirre his first win. It was also the striker\u2019s second league goal of the season and a comeback after two months out injured. Madrid have won their last seven games in all competitions and are third, three points behind Barcelona.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ademola Lookman<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Atl\u00e9tico vs Barca)\n<\/p>\n<p>Lookman and Atletico host leaders Barcelona at the Metropolitano on Sunday night in a meeting of the top two in La Liga. Atletico are second on 28 points, two behind, and have won their last seven league games.\n<\/p>\n<p>Lookman has one league goal this season, against Sevilla in August. He came on in the 76th minute in the 2-0 win at Levante, a week after he was withdrawn at half-time. Reports in Spain say coach Diego Simeone is considering a switch to a 4-3-3 that would put the forward on the left wing.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fisayo Dele-Bashiru<\/strong> (Napoli vs Lazio)<\/p>\n<p>Dele-Bashiru and league leaders Lazio visit Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday, with kick-off at 12:30pm Nigerian time. Lazio have 28 points and have won their last six games.\n<\/p>\n<p>Dele-Bashiru came on in the 55th minute in the 2-1 win over Cagliari last weekend and appealed for a penalty after contact in the box, but none was given. Napoli are eighth and have lost their last two games, including a 4-1 defeat to Porto on Wednesday.\n                    <\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five Nigerian players in England, Spain and Italy face some of the weekend\u2019s toughest assignments, with leaders, title chasers and a Premier League champion standing in their way. 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