Striker Ebenezer Assifuah scored a brace to propel FC Sion to victory in Switzerland while prodigious forward Okyere Wriedt scored his 16th and 17th goals of the season in the German lower-tier.

There was a goal for Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu in the Serie A as Udinese ended their winless run while Abdul Majeed Waris scored his third goal in two games for Lorient on Saturday.

Winger Albert Adomah netted for Middlesbrough in the English Championship.

Raphael Dwamena, Raymond Gyasi and Johnathan Opoku were all on target in their respective games.

Defender Awal Mohammed also scored for Raja Casablanca in Morocco.

And, elsewhere Richmond Boakye-Yiadom missed a penalty while Moses Odjer was sent off, all in the Serie B.

GHANAsoccernet.com's El Akyereko has a comprehensive lowdown on how Ghanaian players fared abroad over the weekend.

ENGLAND

Ambidextrous Ghana defender Daniel Amartey made a winning debut for Leicester City on Saturday as the Foxes pipped a stubborn Norwich City side to open a 5-point gap at the top. Amartey was replaced in the 78th minute while wing-half Jeffrey Schlupp marked his return from injury by coming off the bench to play.

Andre Ayew was booked in the 58th minute and played the entire minutes of the game for Swansea City who threw away a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1 against Tottenham Hotspur.

Defender Baba Rahman was replaced before the start of the second-half as Chelsea fought from a goal down to beat Southampton 2-1 at the St Mary's Park.

Forward Jordan Ayew was suspended watched from the screens as his Stoke City narrowly beat his Aston Villa side 2-1.

Hiram Boateng could not make the Crystal Palace squad for their trip to West Brom which brought a 3-2 defeat.

In the Championship, Albert Adomah scored the opening goal for Middlesbrough who won 2-0 against Fulham.

Former Liberty Professionals midfielder Koby Arthur failed to make the Birmingham City squad for their 2-0 away loss at QPR.

Elvis Manu was introduced in the 68th minute by Huddersfield to slipped to a 1-0 home loss against Ipswich.

Elsewhere in the League One, former Arsenal youth team goalkeeper Corey Addai warmed the Coventry City bench when they lost 2-1 against Fleetwood Town.

Meanwhile in the League Two, Andy Yiadom played for Barnet in their 2-2 draw at Coventry City.

In other games, Derek Asamoah came off the Carlisle United bench to strike the match-winner in their 2-1 away win over Morecambe Wanderers.

NETHERLANDS

Marcel Appiah played an attacking role for NEC Nijmegen who suffered a 2-0 away loss at Excelsior.

Thomas Agyepong was introduced in the 85th minute by FC Twente who cruised to a 2-0 win over FC Groningen.

Rodney Antwi failed to make the FC Utrecht squad for their 2-1 home reverse against Feyenoord.

Derrick Luckassen was introduced on the hour mark by AZ Alkmaar who lost 4-1 at Ajax Amsterdam on Sunday.

Raymond Gyasi could not make the Roda JC squad for their 5-0 away win over Heracles Almelo.

Both Erixon Danso and Raymond Gyasi were among the scorers for Emmen who lost 6-5 comprehensively against Almere City.

Johnathan Opoku Agyemang scored the fourth goal for VVV Venlo who won 4-3 against NAC Breda. Manchester City loanee Divine Naah played for Breda until he was replaced in the second-half.

GERMANY

Gideon Jung played in defensive midfield role for Hamburg SV who were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Ingolstad.

Daniel Opare was out of the Augsburg side that drew 2-2 with Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday.

In the Bundesliga II, Manfred Osei-Kwadwo failed to make the Kaiserslautern team that lost 2-0 at Freiburg.

Both Joseph Baffo and Philemon Ofosu-Ayeh played for Eintracht Braunschweig who drew 0-0 with FSV Frankfurt.

Davidson Drobo-Ampem could not make the St Pauli squad for their 2-0 win over Duisburg.

Defender Kwame Kusi played for Fortuna Cologne when they lost 4-0 at Dynamo Dresden.

Okyere Wriedt scored both goals for Luneburger Hansa who won 2-0 against BSV Rehden.

SPAIN

Wakaso Mubarak returned from suspension to play full throttle for Las Palmas who travelled away to defeat Eibar 1-0 in the La Liga on Friday.

Inaki Williams was suspended and missed Athletic Bilbao's 3-0 away win over Valencia on Sunday.

Thomas Partey could not pass the fitness test to make the Atletico Madrid squad for their derby win over Real Madrid on Saturday.

Bernard Mensah was axed from the Getafe squad when they slipped to a 1-0 home loss against Celta di Vigo.

On-loan Chelsea winger Christian Atsu was unused by Malaga who managed to hold Real Sociedad to a pulsating 1-1 stalemate.

In the Segunda Division, Ghana goalkeeper Razak Brimah manned the post for Cordoba in their 1-0 home loss against Osasuna.

Elsewhere in the Segunda B, Clifford Aboagye played the entire minutes of the game for Granada B when they won 3-0 against Jumilla. Jafar Ibrahim and Richard Boateng did not play for Granada B.

ITALY

Kevin-Prince Boateng came off the AC Milan bench in the 69th minute to play in the Rossoneri's 1-0 home win against Torino. Midfielder Afriyie Acquah played full throttle for Torino.

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu scored in the 31st minute to engineer a win for Udinese who defeated Hellas Verona 2-0 to end their winless run.

Raman Chibsah was unused by Frosinone who were defeated 2-0 at Sampdoria.

Godfred Donsah lasted the entire duration of the game for Bologna who held Palermo to a 0-0 draw.

Kwadwo Asamoah was on the Juventus bench for their thrilling tie with Inter Milan on Sunday night.

In the Serie B, Amidu Salifu came off the Brescia bench to play in their 2-0 home triumph over Como.

Masahudu Alhassan was unused by Perugia who lost 2-1 at Entella.

Both Isaac Donkor and Kingsley Boateng were in the Bari team that lost 1-0 at Virtus Lanciano. Donkor was unused but Boateng came off the bench to play for Bari.

Richmond Boakye-Yiadom came off the bench to waste a penalty in Latina's 1-0 home loss against Modena. Attacker Maxwell Boadu played full throttle for Latina but youngster Emmanuel Besea was unused by Modena.

Ransford Selasi and Bright Addae were both unused by Pescara and Ascoli respectively when they drew 2-2 on Saturday.

Moses Odjer was sent off while in action for Salernitana in their 1-1 draw with Trapani.

In the third-tier league former Fiorentina defender Nii Nortey Ashong was unused by Lucchese who lost 3-0 at former Serie A campaigners Ancona.

Dennis Kumih warmed the Rimini bench in their 1-0 away loss at Pistoiese.

Midfielder Daniel Kofi Agyei played the full 90 minutes for Casertana who defeated Catania 1-0 in an away fixture.

AUSTRIA

In the Bundesliga, David Atanga was not in the Red Bull Salzburg team that won 4-1 against Austria Wien.

Reagy Ofosu was replaced on the hour mark by Grodig who suffered their second successive defeat after losing 3-2 at Rapid Wien.

Former Ghana U20 invitee Raphael Dwamena scored the consolation goal for Liefering who were beaten 2-1 by visiting St Polten in the Bundesliga II. 2015 Ghana U20 goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi was booked in the second-half and played the entire game for Liefering. Defender Isaac Vorsah was not in the Liefering squad for the game.

BELGIUM

Nana Akwasi Asare was absent as his KAA Gent side cruised to a 3-1 home win over ten-man Lokeren. Denis Odoi played at left-back for Lokeren.

Anderlecht and Standard Liege battled to a 3-3 draw in the Pro League on Sunday. Ghana winger Frank Acheampong assisted the opening goal for Anderlecht and played the entire minutes of the game while Ghana youth forward Benjamin Tetteh came off the Liege bench in the 76th minute to play in the game.

Samuel Asamoah was unused by OH Leuven who won 4-1 against KV Oostende.

Bennard Kumordzi came off the Genk bench to play in their 3-2 win over Club Brugge on Sunday.

Former New Edubiase United midfielder Asiedu Attobrah lost his place in the Kortrijk side that won 2-0 at KV Mechelen.

Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Mitch Apau was yellow carded in the 90th minute and played full throttle for Westerlo when they shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw with Mouscron Peruwelz.

FRANCE

Striker Majeed Waris scored a 3rd minute goal for Lorient when the Oranges won 1-0 at Troyes on Saturday evening. The striker has now scored three goals in his last two games for Lorient.

Dennis Appiah played in lateral defence for Caen who travelled to beat St Etienne 2-1 on Sunday.

Yaw Yeboah could not make the Lille squad for their 3-0 hammering at Montpellier.

Grejohn Kyei still remains injured watched his Stade Reims side defeat Bordeaux 4-1 on home turf on Saturday.

Ghana youth defender Emmanuel Ntim warmed the Valenciennes bench in their 2-2 draw with Sochaux in the Ligue 2.

PORTUGAL

Osei Barnes lost his place in the Pacos Ferreira team when Os Castores suffered a 3-0 battering at Nacional.

Defender Richard Ofori could not make the Academica Coinbra squad when they lost 1-0 at Maritimo.

Ernest Ohemeng and Emmanuel Boateng both came off the bench to play for Moreirense when they lost 2-1 against Tondela.

Alhassan Wakaso came off the Rio Ave bench to play in their 2-1 away win over Boavista. Emmanuel Hackmann played the full 90 minutes for Boavista.

In the second-tier league, former Inter Milan Primavera forward Said Ahmed Said was replaced in the 91st minute when his Olhanense side won 1-0 against Sporting CP II.

FC Porto loanee Lumor Agbenyenu played the full 90 minutes for Portimonense who beat Farense 1-0.

Ishmael Yartey was involved for Gil Vicente in their 1-1 draw at relegation-trapped Oriental Lisboa.

Emmanuel Oti came off the bench to play for Braga B in their 2-0 home loss against Covilha.

CYPRUS

Chris Dickson, Ulyss Ndong and Mustapha Quanyor all played for Ermis who lost 2-0 at Paphos on Saturday.

Still in the Cypriot top-flight suspended Razak Nuhu missed Anothorsis Famagusta's 0-0 draw at Aris.

Carlos Ohene came off the bench in the second-half to play for AEL Limassol in their 1-0 win over Achnas.

ROMANIA

Sulley Muniru came off the bench in the second-half to play for Steaue Bucuresti in their 1-1 draw with CSMS Iasi.

SAUDI ARABIA

Sulley Muntari was booked in the 87th minute and played the entire minutes of the game for Al Ittihad in their 1-0 win at Al Hilal on Saturday.

SCOTLAND

Prince Buaben lasted 62 minutes for Hearts who won 1-0 against Kilmarnock.

Abdul Osman captained Partick Thistle to a 3-1 away loss at Motherwell.

SERBIA

Samuel Owusu played in midfield for Surdulica when they beat Cukaricki 1-0. There was no Regan Obeng and Lee Addy in the Cukaricki squad for the game.

Francis Kyeremeh played 82 minutes for Jagodina when they won 3-0 against OFK Beograd.

SOUTH AFRICA

Box-to-box midfielder Edwin Gyimah played for Orlando Pirates in their 1-0 win over Bloem Celtic on Saturday in the PSL.

In the CAF Confederation Cup, defender Lawrence Lartey played for Ajax Cape Town when they lost 2-0 against Angolan side Sagrada and exited the competition.

SWITZERLAND

Ebenezer Assifuah scored a brace to propel FC Sion to a 3-1 win over Luzern.

In the Challenge League, Samuel Afum suffered an injury and was replaced in the 40th minute as his Xamax side won 2-0 against Winterthur.

SWEDEN

Ghana duo of Nasiru Mohammed and Mohammed Abubakari were in action for BK Hacken who won 6-2 against FC Trollhattan.

Ebenezer Ofori was unused AIK Solna in their 6-0 drubbing of Tenhults.

Enock Adu Kofi was not in the Malmo FF team that won 4-1 against in the Cup game against Angelholms FF.

DENMARK

FC Copenhagen managed a slim 2-1 win over Esbjerg in the Superliga. Danny Amankwaa was not in the Copenhagen team but Danish-born Kevin Mensah warmed the Esbjerg bench.

GREECE

Michael Essien was restored to the Panathinaikos starting line-up and lasted 75 minutes in their 1-0 loss at AEK.

RUSSIA

Rabiu Mohammed played in midfield for Kuban Krasnodar who lost 1-0 at Zenith St Petersberg.

Jonathan Mensah debuted for Anzhi on Friday in their friendly win over Norwegian side Anzhi.

TURKEY

Defender John Boye and Samuel Inkoom clashed in the Turkish top-flight on Sunday when Sivasspor and Antalyaspor shared the spoils in a 0-0 draw.

In the second-tier league, Adana Demirspor also drew 1-1 with Alanyaspor. Adana finished the game with ten men. Defender Joseph Attamah and midfielder Ibrahim Moro played for Demirspor.

USA

Gershon Koffie played in midfield for New England Revolution when they pipped Columbus Crew 1-0. Black Stars defender Harrison Afful played the full 90 minutes for Crew at the Kino North Stadium in Arizona.

POLAND

Aziz Tetteh played in defensive midfield for Lech Poznan who slipped to a 2-0 home loss against Jagiellonia.

Defender Francis Kwame was unused by Podbeskidzie who won 2-1 at Wisla Krakow.

MOROCCO

Ghana defender Awal Mohammed scored the fourth goal for Raja Casablanca when they consigned Mouloudia Oujda to a 4-0 defeat.