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Chelsea midfielder Hakim Ziyech and Arsenal ahead Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored important objectives within the English Premier League on the weekend.
Moroccan Ziyech netted in his first league begin for Chelsea as they cruised to a 3-0 win at Burnley whereas Gabonese Aubameyang ended a five-match objective drought by changing the penalty that sank Manchester United.
Egyptian Mohamed Salah was one other African star to attain from a spot-kick, equalising for Liverpool, who went on to edge West Ham 2-1 and go high of the desk.
Right here, AFP Sport rounds up how Africans fared within the main European leagues.
ENGLAND
HAKIM ZIYECH (Chelsea)
The playmaker scored his first Premier League objective in his maiden top-flight begin to encourage Chelsea’s win at Burnley. Ziyech had netted his first objective for the membership of their midweek Champions League victory in Krasnodar and he acquired off the mark within the Premier League as nicely with a cool end within the twenty sixth minute in opposition to the Clarets.
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG (Arsenal)
The previous African Footballer of the 12 months ended his worst league objective drought for six years to seal the Gunners’ 1-0 win in opposition to Manchester United. Aubameyang had not scored in his earlier 5 league video games — a sequence of futility he final endured at Borussia Dortmund — however the Arsenal captain acquired again on monitor when he transformed a 69th-minute penalty at Outdated Trafford.
MOHAMED SALAH (Liverpool)
The Egypt ahead was concerned a penalty controversy because the champions hit again to beat West Ham 2-1 at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s facet trailed earlier than Salah gained a Forty second-minute penalty when he tumbled theatrically after being challenged by West Ham and Democratic Republic of Congo defender Arthur Masuaku. Salah slotted within the penalty for his eighth objective this season.
THOMAS PARTEY (Arsenal)
The Ghana midfielder confirmed why Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta was eager to carry him to the Premier League with an influential show within the win at Manchester United. Arteta signed Partey from Atletico Madrid on switch deadline day after paying his $58 million (50 million euros) launch clause. It appears to be like like cash nicely spent after the highly effective 27-year-old outplayed United stars Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba.
SPAIN
YOUSSEF EN-NESYRI (Sevilla)
The Moroccan striker scored however couldn’t stop Sevilla from struggling a 3rd consecutive defeat in La Liga as they misplaced 2-1 at Athletic Bilbao. En-Nesyri scored his second objective of the season to present Sevilla an early lead at San Mames however Bilbao hit two late objectives.
ITALY
FRANCK KESSIE (AC Milan)
Ivorian Kessie fired the opener after 18 minutes off a Zlatan Ibrahimovic cross for his second league objective this season in a 2-1 win for Serie A leaders AC Milan over Udinese.
SIMEON NWANKWO (Crotone)
Nigeria striker Simy scored 5 minutes earlier than the break, sending in from an angle for his third objective this season, however promoted Crotone misplaced 2-1 at dwelling in opposition to Atalanta.
MUSA BARROW (Bologna)
Gambian Barrow, 21, scored twice for his first objectives this season, together with the winner as Bologna got here again twice to beat Cagliari 3-2 at dwelling. Barrow equalised simply earlier than the break and nailed the winner after 56 minutes.
GERVINHO (Parma)
Ivorian Gervinho acquired his first league objectives this season with a brace, however Inter Milan got here again to attract 2-2. Gervinho powered dwelling his first simply after the break within the San Siro after which picked up a Roberto Inglese cross for the second on the hour mark.
KALIDOU KOULIBALY/VICTOR OSIMHEN(Napoli)
Senegal defender Koulibaly was livid as Napoli missed the prospect to maneuver second after falling to their first dwelling defeat to Sassuolo, 2-0 on the San Paolo Stadium. Osimhen missed possibilities to cut back the deficit with the Nigerian’s offside place leading to a Kostas Manolas objective being dominated out.
GERMANY
AMINE HARIT (Schalke)
The Moroccan worldwide’s curling free-kick was headed in by Finnish teenager Malick Thiaw to present Schalke the lead in a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart. It was the primary time Schalke had scored first in a Bundesliga recreation this season and the primary time Harit has immediately been concerned in a objective since final December. Nonetheless, Manuel Baum’s facet are with out a win in 23 video games.
RAMY BENSEBAINI (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
The Algeria defender launched the assault which led to the profitable objective as Borussia Moenchengladbach knocked RB Leipzig off high spot with a 1-0 victory. Bensebaini’s daring run from defence allowed him to launch Alassane Plea on the wing, and the Frenchman arrange Hannes Wolf to attain in opposition to his previous membership.
ERIC MAXIM CHOUPO-MOTING (Bayern Munich)
The Cameroon striker made his first league begin for Bayern because the champions battled to a 2-1 win at Cologne. With first-choice striker Robert Lewandowski rested forward of Tuesday’s Champions League recreation in opposition to Salzburg, Choupo-Moting began for the primary time since becoming a member of in October. The Cameroon hitman was booked within the first half and changed by Joshua Zirkzee after half-time.
FRANCE
NAYEF AGUERD (Rennes)
The Moroccan centre-back powered in a header from a nook to earn Rennes a 2-1 victory over Brest and hold them three factors behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
HICHAM BOUDAOUI (Good)
The Algerian midfielder grabbed his first objective of the season for Good after approaching as an alternative to seal a 3-0 victory at Angers. The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations winner, who missed the primary six weeks of the marketing campaign attributable to harm, stabbed the ball in from the goalline to pinch a objective from Amine Gouiri.
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