Thursday, December 26, 2024

How Super Eagles Fared Against Libya


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How Super Eagles Players Rated Against Libya By Niyi Busari Francis Uzoho He was back to command his Number one position and once again proved he deserved to be chosen as number. He made several saves that would have led to the Mediterranean Knights level when the Eagles were 1-0 lead. 7/10 Abdullahi Shehu Having recovered from injury to reclaim his number 2 position. 5/10 Jamilu Collins He is gradually finding his way into the heart of Nigerians by his brilliant performance. His emergence for the Super Eagles will see the end of Bryan Idowu[caption id="attachment_5406" align="alignnone" width="300"] Super Eagles Players celebrating one of the goals against Libya[/caption][caption id="attachment_5407" align="alignnone" width="300"] Super Eagles pose for press[/caption] 6/10 Leon Balogun The Oyinbo wall once again made sure they silence the Libyan attacks, holding it down to make sure the opponent didn't score. 6/10 William Troost Ekong The understanding between him and Balogun is out of this world. Did well, another above average performance. 6/10 Wilfred Ndidi He plays the holding midfield role, covers the defense from being exposed. 7/10 Oghenekharo Etebo Etebo also played more in the defense than attacking. The duo of himself and Ndidi distabilised the Libya attack. Libya despite their dominance in some parts of the second half couldn't record a single goal due to their defensive role in the middle of the pack 7/10 Alex Iwobi Probed the reason why he has getting Arsenal manager nod to play in their games this season. He is the major player in the Super Eagles who hold, dribble and distribute balls to his team mate. 7/10 Ahmed Musa Musa has been on fire since his excellent performances at the world cup. He did well in the match against Libya. Nigerians will find it difficult to believe that Super Eagles scored four goals without Ahmed Musa name on the score sheet. 6/10 Samuel Kalu This is his second game for the national team, he did well and deserved to start the game. He is unstoppable. 8/10 Odio Ighalo So many people has lost confidence in him before the kick off. Despite being unstopable in the Chinese league, he always find it difficult to transform it into the national team. He bagged the hat trick against Libya to become the first player to record such feat since June 17th 2013, when Super Eagles disgraced Tahiti 6-1 in the Confederation cup. Man of the match performance. 9/10
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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