NIGERIA VS GUINEA PLAYER RATINGS.


Goalkeeper

Daniel Akpeyi: HE HAD VERY FEW SAVES TO MAKE AND WAS COMPOSED WHEN CALLED INTO ACTION.
8/10.

Defenders

Chidozie Awaziem : HE PLAYED ON THE RIGHTWING. HE WAS ASSISTED BY SIMON MOSES WHO CAME BACK TO COMPLEMENT THE DEFENCE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HE COMMITED SO MANY FOULS WHICH LED TO FREEKICKS, HE WAS REGULARLY ASSISTED BY SIMON MOSES THE WINGER OPERATING ON HIS FLANK. HE NEVER SUPPORTED THE ATTACK, WITH CROSSES.
5/10.

Ola Aina: HE PLAYED AT LEFT BACK HE HAD A VERY GOOD AND STABLE PERFORMANCE BUT SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE WITH HIS CROSSES.
7/10.

Kenneth Omeruo: HE HARDLY PUT A FOOT WRONG IN THE GAME, HE COVERED FOR HIS DEFENSIVE PATNER AND SCORED A GOAL TO HELP THE TEAM EARN THE THREE POINTS. 9/10.


Leon Balogun: HIS ARIEL ADVANTAGE WAS CALLED INTO PLAY; HE OUTRAN THE OPPOSITION ON A FEW OCCASIONS TO MAKE INTERCEPTS. HE PUT PRESSURE ON OMERUO WHEN HE WAS OUT OF POSSITION BUT HAD A GOOD GAME. 7/10


Midfielders

Wilfred Ndidi: HE PROVIDED COVER FOR THE BACK FOUR, BROKE THE GUINEANS PLAY AND HE MADE A TERRIBLE TACKLE ON NAIBY KEITA, LUCKY NOT TO BE BOOKED. 7/10

Peter Etebo : HE WAS LUCK NOT TO BE SENT OFF, HE WAS UNABLE
TO KEEP POSSESSION FOR THE SUPEREAGLES FOR LONG PERIODS, HE MADE SOME INTECEPTIONS, LOST THE MIDFIELD BATTLE TO THE GUINEANS, MADE A LOT OF WAYWARD PASSES. 5/10


Alex Iwobi : DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE WAS DEPLOYED IN HIS FAVORITE POSITION (ATTACKING MIDFIELD)HE PREFERRED TO OPERATE FROM THE WINGS, HE FAILED TO MAKE A SINGLE PASS THAT BIT THE OFFSIDE TRAP OF THE GUINEANS, HE LET HIS TEAM GET OUTNUMBERED IN THE MIDFIELD. HENCE THE REASON GUINEANS HAD MORE POSSESION. HE WAS UNABLE TOP HOLD ON POSSESSION FOR LONG PERIODS BUT PROVIDED AN INVALUABLE ATTCAKING OUTLET FOR THE TEAM AND WAS A THREAT TO THE GUINEANS COMPARED THE FORWARDS. 7/10

Ahmed Musa : HE HAS NOT SEEMED TO IMPROVE WITH IS CROSSES FOR THE TEAM AND ALMOST CREATED JUST ONE CHANCE FOR THE TEAM HIS INABLITY TO CROSS THE BALL OR CUT-IN FROM INSIDE TO ACCES THE 18 YARD BOX . HE BARELY HAD A SHOT ON TARGET. HIS WORK RATE WAS HIGH BUT HIS RUNNING AMOUNTED TO NOTHING. HE FAILED TO SUPPLY THE CENTER FORWARD. 4/10.

Moses Simon : HE SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME ASSISTING AWAZIEM DEFEND THE RIGHT FLANK. HE WAS UNABLE BEAT TWO GUNIEANS IN SUCCESSION AND FAILED TO PROVIDE PIN POINT CROSSES. HE WAS THE BEST SUPER EAGLES FORWARD JUDGING BY HIS WORKRATE AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEFENCE. HE PROVIDED THE ASSIST TO THE GOAL. 6/10.

Odion Ighalo : HE WAS NOT APTLY SUPPLIED WITH BALL IN THE BOX, FAILED TO DRIBBLE A FOOTBALLER AND SHOOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX . FAILED TO BEAT A MAN INSIDE THE BOX. MADE A POOR CHOICE DURING THE MATCH, BY SHOOT FROM A TIGHT ANGLE INSTEAD OF SQUARING A PASS. WAS INVISIBLE IN THE SECOND HALF.HE WAS LEFT ON THE PITCH FOR FAR TOO LONG. 5/10

The Substitutes

Samuel Chukwueze : SURPRISINGLY BROUGHT IN TO REPLACE IWOBI, INSTEAD OF AHMED MUSA. RATING NOT AVAILABLY

Samuel Kalu : CAME IN SO LATE. RATING NOT AVAILABLE

Paul Onuachu. REPLACED IGHALO LATE IN THE GAME. RATING NOT AVAILABLE.