1.   Chiquinho had his best season playing alongside Nigerian striker Rashidi Yekini at Vitoria Setubal, then joined Sporting.

2.   Agali, the Nigerian striker, restored order by putting Schalke ahead for good at the hour against his former club.

3.   Argentina defender Roberto Ayala marked Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu at the Atlanta Olympics, and the two will again lock horns on Sunday.

4.   Arsenal, with Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu settling in well, should be too strong for Leicester.

5.   At Rostock, Nigerian striker Jonathan Akpoborie connected twice as Rostock escaped the league cellar.

6.   Borussia Dortmund has agreed to loan Nigerian striker Victor Ikpeba to Spanish club Real Betis until next June, the German club said Friday.

7.   Dortmund goalkeeper Jens Lehmann could not hold onto the ball and Julius Aghahowa, the speedy Nigerian striker, outpaced the Dortmund defense to tap in the rebound.

8.   Dortmund is looking at another player based in France, Victor Ikpeba, the Nigerian striker who plays for Monaco.

9.   Mark Bright headed the two Wednesday goals but Russian international winger Andrei Kanchelskis and Nigerian striker Daniel Amokachi replied for the Toffees.

10.   Much depends on the explosive combination of Nigerian striker Christopher Ohen, who has nine goals, and Danish striker Bent Rene Christensen, who has seven.