21.   But television replays showed he failed to make any contact with the Nigerian defender Augustine Eguavoen.

22.   But television replays showed he failed to make any contact with the Nigerian defender.

23.   Certainly Auxerre, without suspended Nigerian defender Taribo West, cannot afford to rely on demoralised Martigues taking a point at the Parc des Princes.

24.   Nigerian defender Taribo West, whose earlier booking means he will miss the final match, made a diagonal run into the box, keeping pursuing defenders at bay.

25.   Nigerian defender Taribo West looked like he had just arrived from Mars with two dreadlocked antenna sticking horn-like from his head.

26.   Spanish first division side Alaves have fired on-loan Nigerian international defender Christopher Kanu because of unaccountable absences, the Basque club said on Friday.