Sabitra Bhandari became the first player from Nepal to play in a top tier European league when the 27-year-old striker came on as a substitute in EA Guingamp’s 1-1 draw with Bordeaux — just hours after she joined the Division 1 Feminine club in France.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto netted for Coventry City in England’s second division and Moeka Minami helped AS Roma defeat Juventus in the Italian women’s league, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week.
Netherlands: Ogawa brace in NEC win
Koki Ogawa scored twice early in the second half as NEC Nijmegen defeated Heracles Almelo 3-1 on Saturday to consolidate their seventh place in the Eredivisie. The double took the on-loan Japanese striker’s tally to seven goals this season while his compatriot Kodai Sano also started for the winners. .....