A special weekend for Inaki Williams and Nico as they ended Athletic Bilboa’s 40-year wait for a trophy, as well as other exceptional performances for the players flying the flag of Ghana high in Europe.
England
Jorden Ayew and Jeffery Schlupp were in action for Crystal Palace in their 2-4 humiliation at home to Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday’s lunch kick-off.
Tariq Lamptey started and completed Brighton’s 3-0 home loss to Arsenal, as Thomas Partey was an unused substitute for the Gunners.
Mohammed Kudus enjoyed an away win at the Molineaux as West Ham toppled Wolves 2-1 while Antoine Semenyo’s Bournemouth suffered a 2-1 loss to Luton Town.
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku’s stellar season with Leicester City in the English Championship continues with a 2-1 win over Birmingham City.
Kamaldeen Sulemana came from the bench to play in Southampton’s stalemate with Blackburn.
Spain
Inaki Williams led Athletic Bilbao to the Spanish Cup against Mallorca on Saturday.
Italy
Caleb Ekuban was on target for Genoa against Verona in the Italian Serie A, while Ibrahim Sulemana played 90 minutes in Cagliari’s 2-1 win over Atalanta.
France
Black Stars captain Andre Ayew played 74 minutes for Le Havre.
Abdul Salis Samed played just 46 minutes for Lens in their 1-1 draw against Le Havre.
Nathaniel Adjei played the full throttle for Lorient as they lost 2-0 to Montpellier.
Alidu Seidu was in action for Rennes in their 1-0 loss to Monaco.
Ernest Nuamah was instrumental in his 80 minutes on the field for Lyon as they defeated Nantes 2-1.
Mohammed Salisu was benched throughout Monaco’s 1-0 win over Rennes.
Germany
Christopher Antwi made a cameo appearance in Bochum’s 2-1 loss to FC Koln.
Patrick Pfeiffer featured in Augsburg’s 3-1 loss to Hoffenheim.
Belgium
Abdul Manaf Nurudeen was in goal for Eupen’s stalemate with Kortrijk.
Francis Abu played 13 minutes for Cercle Brugger in their 3-2 win over Royale Union.
Majeed Ashimeru saw 26 minutes of play in Anderlecht’s 3-1 loss to Club Brugge.
Kamal Sowah played 27 minutes in Standard Liege’s draw with Leuven.
Bulgaria
Benard Tekpetey featured in Ludogoret’s 2-0 win over Pirin Blagoevgrad.
Denmark
Ibrahim Osman was on the scoresheet for Nordsjaelland as they defeated FC Copenhagen 2-1.
Greece
Baba Rahman scored his fifth goal of the season in PAOK’s 2-2 draw against AEK Athens in the Greek Super League.
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/Max89.7FM/max.com.gh/Michael Mensah Martey/
