Francis Uzoho 4/10: Jose Peseiro once again in the goalkeeping department as Uzoho’s mistake led to a goal for Saudi Arabia and the goalkeeper made a dodgy save in over 90 minutes of football. It gave me a headache.
Tyrone Ebuehi 5.5/10: Tyrone also played 65 minutes and struggled to make a good impression. The full-back’s form at Empoli seems to have influenced his appearance in a Nigeria shirt as well.
Semi Ajayi 6.5/10: When teaming up for the first time with Calvin Bassey in central defence, Semi completed 91% of his passes, managing 7 ball recoveries, etc. , he showed a decent game. >p>
Calvin Bassey 7/10: Bassey played a good game, creating his own chances and making five passes in the final third. He was also solid defensively, stealing the ball nine times and winning five ground battles.
Sopuruchukwu Onyemaechi 7/10: The Boavista left-back had a great game and looked promising for the most part. He keeps the attack balanced and also contributes to the defense.
Wilfred Ndidi 7/10: The Leicester City midfielder was the most fouled man on the pitch. Although Ndidi did not have much power offensively, he made several saves from the defense, won the ball 13 times and won most of the duels.
Alex Iwobi 7/10: The Fulham midfielder played a more modest role than usual, in line with his coach’s tactics. He completed seven of his passes into the final third.
Ademola Lookman 5.5/10: Lookman did not have a good game. The Atalanta man looked lost at times, but was out in the opening minutes from a two-stroke lead.
Samuel Chukwueze 6/10: A player best known for his dribbling skills, Chukwueze struggled to deal with defenders, making just 13 accurate passes in 65 minutes of play. I only succeeded.
Victor Boniface 6.5/10: Boniface showed promising signs in his first start for Nigeria as he dropped deep to help create chances for his team. However, it was clear that reconciliation with Osimhen would take time, and there were times when relations with Osimhen did not work out.
Victor Osimhen 6.5/10: The Napoli striker also struggled, with only two shots on target, neither of which went on target. He was replaced in the first hour.
Substitutes
Bright Ossai-Samuel 6.5/10: The Fernabacce full-back came on as a substitute with 25 minutes left and looked like a better option than Ebouehi. He completed his 100% of passes.
Kelechi Iheanacho 7.5/10: Everything looked better when the spotlight was on Iheanacho. He came on in the final 25 minutes and scored a screamer that helped the Super Eagles come back. Many will want the Leicester City striker to start in order to help the forward strikers create chances.
Telem Moffi 6.5/10: The 24-year-old could have extended Nigeria’s lead with two chances, but the goalkeeper won. Considering he only played 30 minutes, he did well.
Sadiq Umar: Umar was substituted for just 12 minutes and failed to make much of an impact.
Moses Simon: Moses Simon came on as a substitute and completed the most dribbles in a match in just 24 minutes.
