The Super Eagles of Nigeria once again failed to get the better of the senior national team of Cameroon drawing 0-0 after the first game which ended 1-0 in favour of the Indomitable Lions.
Owngoalnigeria.com rates the players on parade for Nigeria in the game.
Maduka Okoye – His confidence level isn’t quite high base on face value and it led to him almost gifting the Cameroonians a goal. Recovered brilliantly to deny Choupo Moting a clear chance to open scoring. His distribution need work – 6/10
Shehu Abdullahi- Stuck to his task of keeping his man in check but did nothing spectacular going forward. Also didn’t strike any sort of rhythm with Ahmed Musa on the right. Did venture forward but not to much effect in the second half- 6/10
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Jamilu Collins – Not a game he will want to remember in a hurry. Sloppy in possession and in tackles. Didn’t make use of Simon’s darting runs – 4/10
Valentine Ozornwafor- Not quite At this level and it clearly showed. Poor in possession, caught out of position severally. Still has some way to go before he get to this level. Marginally fared better in the second half- 5/10
Chidozie Awaziem- Forced to play the role of two players with Ozornwafor looking lost. Did his job brilliantly although he didn’t help team mount attack from the back with his wayward passes – 6/10
Wilfred Ndidi – Busy as a bee in the middle . Created space for Iwobi and Iheanacho just ahead of him to thrive. Had a very good game – 7/10
Alex Iwobi – A better performance than on Friday. Missed a chance that looks easier to score than miss. Other than that he has a performance slightly above average – 6/10
Kelechi Iheanacho- Took up good positions and received the ball in promising positions. He somehow seem to have lost the spark that he ended the season with at Leicester City but still looked deadly – 6/10
Moses Simon- Always looking to play forward and it helped the team push the Cameroonians back. Had a very good game like he did on Friday. Dropped to left back and still held his own – 7/10
Ahmed Musa – One trademark run in the second half saw him set Iwobi up for Super Eagles clearest chance to take the lead. Bar that he looked uninterested and off color – 4/10
Paul Onuachu- Another frustrating performance from the recently crowned top scorer, best player and best black player in Belgium. Two games, two poor showings means displacing Victor Osimhen still remains a dream – 4/10
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Terem Moffi- His presence immediately galvanized the team. Held up play nicely but fail to hit the target after using his strength and quick feet to create a space to shoot – 6.5/10
Marcus Abraham- Neat and tidy on the ball which helped the team build some momentum. Strayed three passes from promising positions but was solid – 5/10
Anayo Iwuala – Another game and another chance to make an impression gone. Might hardly gets another chance as he hasn’t convinced in all but one of the four games he has played so far- 3/10
