PARIS: Mame Biram Diouf and Oumar Niasse ended goal droughts in England on a profitable weekend for Senegalese across Europe.
Diouf scored his first goal in 10 matches to clinch a 2-0 win for Stoke City over Huddersfield Town in a clash of Premier League strugglers.
Niasse netted for the first time since November in the league to salvage a 1-1 draw for Everton against second-bottom West Bromwich Albion.
Other Senegalese scorers included teenager Ibrahima Niane of Metz and Moussa Konate of Amiens in the French Ligue 1.
ENGLAND
VICTOR MOSES (Chelsea)
The Nigerian produced an eye-catching performance in a 4-0 win at Brighton. He was involved in Eden Hazard's early opener and then grabbed the last goal himself to wrap up the victory. The 27-year-old ran on to Charly Musonda's brilliant long pass to net his first competitive goal for the club this season.
OUMAR NIASSE (Everton)
The Senegalese forward came on as a substitute and delivered for Sam Allardyce, scoring a fine equaliser in the 1-1 home draw with West Bromwich Albion. The goal was a welcome one for the 27-year-old -- his sixth in the Premier League this season but his first since mid-November.
MAME BIRAM DIOUF (Stoke City)
Diouf had gone nine games in all competitions without a goal before the game with Huddersfield but was eager to impress new manager Paul Lambert and he scored the second in their much-needed 2-0 win. The 30-year-old Senegalese forward's fifth league goal of the campaign was his first since the 2-1 win over Swansea on December 2.
ITALY
FRANCK KESSIE (AC Milan)
Inspirational Kessie, 21, scored twice to drag his team back from a goal down to a 2-1 win in Cagliari. Kessie got his first from the spot after 36 minutes, then six minutes later got the second from close range for his fourth goal of the season.
JOEL OBI (Torino)/ALFRED DUNCAN (Sassuolo)
Nigerian midfielder Obi opened the scoring after 26 minutes but Torino had to settle for a 1-1 draw when Ghanaian midfielder Duncan set up Domenico Berardi to equalise for hosts Sassuolo. It was Obi's third goal of the season and he was substituted on 73 minutes with Duncan, who was yellow carded in the first half, replaced three minutes from time.
FRANCE
IBRAHIMA NIANE (Metz)
Ligue 1's bottom club lost 3-1 away to reigning champions Monaco but it was a day to remember for Niane as the 18-year-old scored his first ever goal in France's top flight. Senegalese Niane has followed a well-trodden path from his homeland to eastern France. The academy where he started out has also sent the likes of Sadio Mané, Papiss Cisse, Diafra Sakho and Ismaila Sarr to Metz, and then beyond, in the recent past.
GERMANY
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG (Borussia Dortmund)
The Gabonese striker was again dropped by Borussia Dortmund for a 1-1 draw at Hertha Berlin amid speculation of a move to Arsenal. While his team drew in the capital, Aubameyang played a five-a-side game in Dortmund with friends, wearing a Borussia shirt bearing the name Ousmane Dembele, who boycotted training in August to force his sale to Barcelona.
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