Player Rating: Nigeria vs Kenya
Definitely not a great game for the Super Eagles as they struggled against the East Africans that did not even qualify for the last Nations Cup. Yet, the 1-1 scoreline is face-saving.
Jarushub Player Rating (10)
Enyeama: Not tested that much as the goal he conceded was more of brilliance of teh Kenyan player than fault of the Eagles’ safe-hands. 5
Echiejile: Made a couple of good efforts but his final ball was poor. 5
Oboabona: Average game. Not much ball came his way. 5
Omeruo: The Chelsea player was Nigeria’s stand-out player. He was energetic throughout the game and solid in the defence for Nigeria. He was the reason the Harambeee Stars did not score from open play as his interventions were timely. 7
Kwambe: Home-based Solomon Kwmabe who stood in for suspended Efe Ambrose wasn’t exactly outstanding. He was shaky acouple of times. 4.5
Onazi: The Lazio midfielder was outstanding in one minute and inefficent at another minute. His distribution was okay, as his defending. 5.5
Mikel: The Chelsea man had an average game by his standard. He wasn’t totally disappointing however, as his ball distribution could have been better utilized by the attackers. He also made a couple of daring runs into the opponents area. 6
Mba: Elephant killer, Mba, was quiet as he used to be in most games and made one typical move that could have made difference as he did for Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. That solo move was however blocked before he became free. He later became surplus to midfield requirement and he was sacrificed as Nigeria desperately needed a goal 5
Moses: Moses made a number of good footworks but his final ball wasn’t effective. He combined quite well with Martins and Ideye in the opening minutes of the match. hard-fighting Kenyan defenders did not however give him space to operate. 6
Ideye: The Dynamo Kiev forward was caught offside too many times and his positional play was below par. He however charged the Kenyan defence a couple of times as he is wont to do. He needs to do more on his positioning. 5
Martins: Power playing Martins was eager to impress to reclaim his space in Eagles team. He wasn’t awful, as he charged the Kenyan defenders and wasn’t selfish either as he freed Moses and Ideye a number of times. His inability to convert the few chances he had may be because he was impatient with himself. He is not spent, he is still needed for this team. 5.5
Musa: He was awful. He ran without thinking. He ballooned the half-chance he got. He didn’t create chance as a winger is expected to do from the flanks. He gave away possession too. 3
Oduamadi: The serie B man, formerly owned by AC Milan, saved Nigeria’s face with a dying minute goal. He wasn’t lively before then. He justified his introduction with the all-important goal. 6
Ogu: The new man in jersey number 4 was introduced when Eagles struggled to get the goal. Not much was seen of him. 5
Keshi: Just a bad day. Nothing technically wrong with the team. His introduction of Oduamadi saved him brickbats from the ever impatient Nigerians. 5
