Isreali champions Hapoel Be’er Sheva, who lined up both John Ogu and Anthony Nwakaeme, were eliminated by Apoel.
Apoel won the home game 3-1 to go through 5-3 on aggregate.
In another Europa League third qualifying round game, AS Trencin parading four Nigerians including Philip Azango and Aliyu Zubairu held Feyenoord to a 1-1 draw in Rotterdam to advance 5-1 on aggregate.
Awoniyi hit target on 13 minutes.
Gent thus qualified for the Europa League playoffs 4-1 on aggregate.
Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi scored his first goal for Belgian club KAA Gent to beat Polish club Jagiellonia Bialystok 3-1 at home tonight.
Another Nigerian Otubanjo Yusuf of LASK Linz Austria who came as a substitute at the 87th minute was part of the victory train after winning Besiktas of Turkey 2-1 on their Austrian soil
Substitute Chrisantus Macaulay got off the mark for HJK but his team were thumped 4-1 by Olimpija Ljubljana.
At the Stade Municipal de Differdange, away team FC UFA played out a thrilling 2-2 draw with FC Progres Niedercorn. Sylvester Igboun was in action for 80 minutes.
Out-of-favour Nigeria
International Efe Ambrose was named in the starting XI for Hibernian tie away to Molde. The central defender and his teammates were at the receiving end of a 3-0 loss. Leke James was a second half substitute while Daniel Chima was benched for the entire duration by the Norwegian side.
