Denkey, Lapoussin, Hadji and Belfodil shone at the weekend with double strikes in Belgium, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan. Senegal were also in fine form, with Niang, Sarr and Fall all scoring.
Omar Marmoush has clearly digested Egypt's elimination in the 8th round of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaoh scored the only goal for Eintracht Frankfurt (6th), who were held to a 1-1 draw by Bohum on Matchday 21 of the German championship.
In England (round 24), Tottenham (5th) dominated Brighton (2-1) with a goal from Senegalese Pape Matar Sarr.
In France (matchday 21), Marseille (8th) disappointed again, being held to a 1-1 draw by Metz at the Stade Vélodrome, despite Cameroonian Faris Moumbagna opening the scoring. Nantes (12th) won at Toulouse (2-1) thanks to Egyptian Mostafa Mohamed and Zimbabwean Tino Kadewere. In the race to stay in Ligue 1, Lorient (16th) won an important match against Reims (2-0), with a goal from Ivorian Mohamed Bamba.
In Italy (Matchday 24), 15th-placed Empoli won 3-1 at Salernitana, thanks to a penalty from Senegalese Mbaye Niang, while Mali's El Bilal Touré scored the fourth goal for fourth-placed Atalanta Bergamo, who beat Genoa 4-1.
On the 25th day of the Belgian championship, Union Sainte-Gilloise (1st) were held to a 2-2 draw by Westerlo, despite a brace from Malagasy Loïc Lapoussin.Cercle Bruges (5th) won 2-1 at La Gantoise thanks to a brace from Togolese Kevin Denkey. RC Genk (6th) drew 1-1 at Mechelen thanks to Nigerian striker Toluwelare Arokodere.
In the Netherlands (Matchday 21), 10th-placed FC Utrecht crushed Fortuna Sittard 4-0, with a goal from Moroccan Othman Boussaïd. His compatriot Ismaël Saibari took part in PSV Eindhoven's (1st) attacking festival at FC Volendam (5-1).
In Portugal (matchday 21), Rio Ave (14th) beat Casa Pia thanks to Ghanaian Abdul-Aziz Yakubu.In Turkey (day 25), Kasimpasa (4th) beat Adana Demirspor with a goal from Senegalese Mamadou Fall.
In Azerbaijan (matchday 22), Qarabag (1st) and Sabah Baku (5th) played out a 3-3 draw. Algerian Yassine Benzia scored for the leaders, while his compatriot Ishak Belfodil converted two penalties for the team from the capital.
In Luxembourg (matchday 16), second-placed Dudelange beat Fola 4-0, with a brace from Moroccan Samir Hadji and a goal from Congolese Herman Moussaki.
In Serbia (Matchday 20), Red Star Belgrade (2nd) beat Vozdovac (2-1) with a second goal scored by Nigerian Peter Olayinka.
