Super Eagles watch: Onyeka celebrates, Iwobi benched, Maja subbed on in Cup loss

While some Nigerian internationals are already in the Super Eagles Abuja camp ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, others were in action for their club on Sunday. 

Frank Onyeka featured for the first 80 minutes of the Premier League match between Brentford and Aston Villa, with the Bees picking up a hard-fought 2-1 win over Steven Gerrard’s men.

Danny Ings got the opener for the visitors early in the first half, but Wissa equalised for the home side shortly before the interval, before Rasmussen struck an 83rd-minute winner.

The win leaves Onyeka in high spirit as he takes the next plane to Abuja to join his international teammates.

At Goodison Park, it appears like there was no point in keeping Iwobi in England until January 2 as the former Arsenal winger was kept on the bench in Everton’s 2-3 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albon.