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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>A look at some of the African footballers\u2019 performance this weekend, from Koulibaly scoring on home debut to Mane impressing again for Bayern. Nigerian Taiwo Awoniyi began repaying the \u00a317.5m ($21m) he cost Nottingham Forest with the goal that beat West Ham 1-0 in the English Premier League at the weekend.<\/p>\n

Joe Aribo was another Nigerian international to score in the most-watched domestic league in the world, with his goal sparking a comeback that earned Southampton a 2-2 draw against Leeds.England<\/p>\n

Taiqo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) \u2013 Forest made a remarkable 15 new signings on their return to the top flight for the first time in 23 years in a bid to guarantee survival.<\/p>\n

The biggest outlay of that shopping spree was a reported club record spent on Awoniyi from Union Berlin. Awoniyi made himself an instant hero on his home debut with the only goal as Forest beat West Ham, even if the 24-year-old knew little about the finish.<\/p>\n

A block from West Ham defender Ben Johnson cannoned off Awoniyi\u2019s knee and trickled into the empty net.<\/p>\n

Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) \u2013 The Senegal captain got his Chelsea career off to a flying start by scoring on his home debut in a tetchy 2-2 draw with Tottenham.<\/p>\n

Koulibaly showed the technique of a striker rather than a centre-back to volley in Marc Cucurella\u2019s corner for the opening goal.<\/p>\n

Joe Aribo (Southampton) \u2013 Aribo came off the bench to score his first Premier League goal and possibly save Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl\u2019s job in a draw with Leeds.<\/p>\n

Saints were trailing 2-0 when he was introduced just after the hour mark and it took just 10 minutes for the former Rangers man to give Southampton hope by showing neat footwork to round Illan Meslier and fire into the far corner.Germany<\/p>\n

Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich) \u2013 Former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane impressed for Bayern again despite not getting on the scoresheet in a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg.Mane had one goal in each half ruled out for offside as he looks to build a partnership with German winger Serge Gnabry similar to the one he shared with Mohamed Salah at Anfield.<\/p>\n

Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) \u2013 Atalanta escaped from Sampdoria with a 2-0 win thanks in part to Lookman\u2019s beautifully taken debut goal.<\/p>\n

The Nigeria international finished off a rapid counterattack in the fifth minute of stoppage time with a cool finish after dummying the home defence.<\/p>\n

Assan Ceesay (Lecce) \u2013 Gambian Ceesay had Lecce fans dreaming of a positive start to their Serie A season when he expertly finished off Federico Di Francesco\u2019s neat through ball to draw the promoted side level with Inter Milan.<\/p>\n

It was not to be as Denzel Dumfries snatched a last-gasp winner for Inter.<\/p>\n

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