Niegrian Players abroad: Relegation battle in Spain for Etebo, Emenike, Ideye and Success

Super Eagles quartet of Success Isaac, Brown Ideye, Oghenekaro Etebo and Emanuel Emenike battle to avoid relegation.

Super Eagles quartet of Success Isaac, Brown Ideye, Oghenekaro Etebo and Emanuel Emenike face off in a battle to avoid relegation.

All four Super Eagles players moved to Spanish sides Malaga and Las Palmas on loan from their parent clubs.

However, the duo of Etebo and Emenike welcome Success and Ideye to the Gran Canaria home of Las Palmas in a matchday 22 Spanish LaLiga fixture.

The match between Las Palmas and Malaga is an important one to both sides survival in the Spanish league first division.

Hosts Las Palmas are 19th on the table while Malaga are bottom of the table.

 

Etebo moved to Las Palmas from Club Desportivo Feirense, and was joined by Emenike completed a loan move from Olympiacos.

While Ideye was first to join Malaga from Chinese outfit Tianjin Teda, and was joined by Success who moved on loan from English Premier League side Watford.

Success and Ideye have been included for the encounter by Malaga, while Las Palmas included Etebo but Emenike misses out

Both Etebo and Success have been talking tough ahead of the encounter.

Las Palmas midfielder Etebo has declared that he did not join the club to sit on the bench, while Success said he is at Malaga to help save the Spanish side from relegation.

The match between Las Palmas and Malaga takes place on Monday, February 5 (9PM Nigerian time)