Here’s an overview of the performances of African footballers in the top five European leagues over the weekend:
France:
- Gabonese Pierre-Emérick Aubameyang scored his 17th goal of the season for Saint-Etienne.
- Cameroonian Benjamin Moukandjo scored for Nancy, but they lost 2-1 to PSG.
- Togolese goalkeeper Kossi Agassa made three blunders as Reims lost 4-2 to Troyes.
- Tunisian Saber Khlifa scored twice for Evian in a 5-1 win over Sochaux.
- Franco-Cameroonian Stéphane Bahoken scored both goals for Nice in a victory over Montpellier.
- Malian Cheikh Diabaté came off the bench to score for Bordeaux in a win over Bastia.
England:
- Senegalese Papiss Cisse scored in stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win for Newcastle against Stoke City.
- Franco-Congolese Romelu Lukaku scored for West Bromwich Albion in a 2-1 win over Swansea.
Spain:
- Angolan Manucho scored for Real Valladolid in a 1-1 draw against Malaga.
Italy:
- Senegalese Boukary Dramé scored for Chievo Verona in a 2-0 win over Napoli.
- Nigerian Innocent Emeghara scored for Siena in a 2-1 victory against Palermo.
Germany:
- Togolese-German Peniel Mlapa scored his first goal of the season for Nuremberg in a 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen.
- Ivorian-Norwegian Mathis Bolly scored for Fortuna Düsseldorf in a 3-2 defeat to Bayern Munich.
- Congolese Cédric Makiadi scored an own goal in Freiburg’s 5-2 defeat to Wolfsburg.
Belgium:
- Ghanaian Bernard Kumordzi scored for Genk in a 3-2 win over Gent.
- Congolese Mboyo scored for Gent in the same match.
Netherlands:
- Ivorian Wilfried Bony scored for Vitesse Arnheim in a victory over Twente.
These performances highlight the significant contributions of African players across various European leagues.
