UEL: Mixed Fortunes For Victor Moses, Balogun In Spartak Win, Rangers Draw

By Izuchukwu Okosi

SOME Nigeria players were in action for their European clubs Thursday evening in the group of UEFA club competitions, the UEFA Europa League and the Conference League, reports Prime Business Africa.

Olympaiakos forward Henry Onyekuru made a telling impact, setting up his team’s goal at home in a 2-1 defeat to Eintrach Frankfort in the Europa League.

Leon Balogun scored an own goal at the Cegaka Arena as Rangers were held in the 1-1 draw against West Ham at home. Joe Aribo played for 90 minutes while Calvin Bassey came off the substitute bench to ensure the Nigerian contingent at Rangers all tasted action.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.