Yakubu loses, Kalu hits brace

The weekend was not a particularly interesting period for Nigerian players in Europe as some of them crashed with their teams while others were on the celebrating sides.In England, Yakubu Aiyegbeni failed to re-enact his scoring form as Blackburn fell 1-0 to Chelsea at home with Mikel Obi frustrating his compatriot in the encounter.It was mixed fortunes for the Uche brothers in Europe. While Kalu hit a brace in Switzerland, helping Neuchatel Xamax to a 3-0 home victory over FC Zurich on Sunday, the younger Uche, Ikechukwu, could not get on the score sheet for Granada as he bagged a caution before being substituted for Odion Ighalo in the 59th minute in the goalless draw with Racing Santander in Spain. Victor Moses also had a disappointing outing for Wigan as they fell 3-1 to Wolves at the Molineux Stadium. Emmanuel Emenike came close to scoring for Spartak Moscow on Saturday but his efforts were not enough to give them victory against Dinamo Moscow as both sides shared the spoils Russia.In Turkey, Simon Zenke got a second minute goal for Samsunspor in their 2-2 home draw against Ankaragucu, while former Warri Wolves striker Ekigho Ehiosun came in for Murat Yildirim in the second half but failed to find the back of the net.Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo had a regretful outing against Sivasspor as Fenerbahce crashed 2-0 on the road while the former Everton defender ended the game with a caution. Former Esperance and out-of-favour Nigeria striker Michael Eneramo got the first goal for the hosts in the 37th minute, his fourth goal in nine appearances for the season.Edward Ofere sat out another 90 minutes as Lecce ground out a win against Cesena at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi in Italy. Obafemi Martins was not listed as Rubin Kazans lost 1-0 away to Volga on Sunday.
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