Nigeria U17 player ratings : Michael MOTM, Ogwor outstanding, Okeke industrious, Eke super-sub

Nigeria faced Togo in their second group game of the 2022 WAFU U-17 Zone B Tournament at the Cape-Coast Stadium on Tuesday evening.
 

The final score ended in a 3-1 win for Nigeria with Iyede, Williams, and Eke getting on the score sheet for Nduka Ugbade's team.

Allnigeriasoccer.com gives the ratings for the youngsters.

Formation: 4-3-3

The Starters

Goalkeeper

Richard Odoh: Not much to do except some routine stops. Was helpless as an outstanding Togolese freekick sailed into the net in the 75th minute. Good distribution. 7/10

Defenders

Yahaya Lawal: Energetic. Great positioning and recovery pace. Has the fundamentals to make it to senior football. Good outing. 7.5/10

Miracle  Ogwor: Outstanding nose for smelling danger and mopping them up without a fuss. Physical and kept Togo at bay for the majority of the game. 8/10

Jeremiah Olaleke :  Aerial monster. Robust in his tackling and didn't allow much space in behind. Needs to work on his positioning in isolated areas. Good outing.

Emmanuel  Michael: Named the official Man of the Match. Already showing his prowess at set-pieces. Almost replicated his goal against Ghana in the last game. Was great going forward but a bit shaky when facing his own goal in defensive transitions. 8.5/10

Midfielders

Ebube Okere: Great passing range. Knows how to sort out his feet in tight areas. Rash tackling and got replaced by Ogbabido after getting booked. 7/10

Ozor Okeke: Industrious, a hard worker. Also has the quality to back it up when on the ball. Put in a great shift and defends on the front foot. 7/10

Raphael Oyebanjo: Great ball player. Terrible tackling abilities and committed too many fouls in dangerous areas. 5.5/10

Attackers

Kevwe Iyede: Opened the scoring in the first half. Missed a great chance to double his tally. Good movement off the ball and quite relentless. Replaced by Eke. 7/10

P.recious Williams: Great outlet. Scored the second goal in the 23rd minute after a delicious through pass from 7.5/10

Jubril Azeez: Creative, innovative and great technique. Good composure to set up many attacking sequences. His brilliance is shown in the team's tendency to go down his flank on the attack. 8/10

The Substitutes

Light Eke: Becoming a super sub. Outstanding cameo and scored from the bench for the second time in two games. Took one for the team in the 92nd minute when Togo went on a rampaging attack that could have proven dangerous. 7.5/10

Tochukwu Ogbabido: Kept the flow of the team going but added some needed bite and freshness. Wasn't spectacular but neither was he invisible. 5/10

Abubakar Abdullahi: Lively cameo. Got the assist for Eke's goal and showed a great turn of pace on the attack. Good fundamentals. 6/10

Sofoluwe Mayowa

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