Super Eagles player ratings: Dele-Bashiru game-changer, Bassey fearless for sure, Iwobi jury is out

The Super Eagles beat Libya 1-0 in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game played on Friday evening.

 Allnigeriasoccer.com runs the rule over the Nigeria players on parade at the at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo

The starters

Goalkeeper

Stanley Nwabali: He had a quiet game as Libya recorded no shot on goal. 6/10 

Defenders

Ola Aina: Had nothing to do defensively and didn't offer much when he bumped forward. 6/10

William Troost-Ekong: The veteran centre-back had a quiet game but looked shaky the few times Libya sought to attack. Blasted the ball over the bar from close range in the 28th minute after meeting a rebound. Lately, his pace isn't what it used to be. 6/10

Calvin Bassey: Not scared to go toe-to-toe with the opponents. His physicality ensured the Mediterranean Knights had no rhythm. 7/10

Bruno Onyemaechi: The Boavista star was the more adventurous of the two fullbacks. In the second half and found himself in a goalscoring opportunity but fluffed his lines. 6.5/10

Midfielders

Wilfred Ndidi: The veteran midfielder wasn't electric but looked decent, keeping pressure on Libya whenever they were in possession.6/10

Frank Onyeka: He was energetic at the start of the game, but his energy dwindled and had to be taken off just past the hour mark. 5.5/10

Alex Iwobi: Another disappointing outing from the Fulham midfielder who had two opportunities to open the scoring but was wasteful.5.5/10

Forwards

Moses Simon: He started the game slowly but came alive when he switched to his favourite position and proved to be a handful for the Libyan defence.  Unsurprisingly, he was responsible for creating the assist for the match-winning goal. 7.5/10

Victor Boniface: Another performance from the Bayer Leverkusen forward who had just an attempted goal 4/10

Ademola Lookman: The Atalanta forward started the game brightly but fizzled off when he changed position with Simon. He had a goal ruled out for offside towards the end of the game. 6/10

The substitutes

Samuel Chukwueze: The AC Milan winger looked lively when he came on and should have gotten on the scoresheet. 6/10

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: He must have been disappointed not to start and was impactful when he came on, grabbing the match-winning goal

Taiwo Awoniyi: The Nottingham Forest was quiet when he came on. 4/10

Raphael Onyedika: The Club Brugge offered nothing much when he came on.4.5/10

Semi Ajayi: He came on very late in the game to be rated.

Abdulkareem Abdulhamid 

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