Nigeria ratings in the 1994 World Cup

6,68 Finidi George

6,60 Daniel Amokachi

6,49 Sunday Oliseh

6,48 Emmanuel Amunike

6,30 Benedict Iroha

6,27 Samson Siasia

6,26 Peter Rufai, Rashidi Yekini

6,21 Uche Okechukwu

6,02 Chidi Nwanu

5,85 Mutiu Adepoju

5,79 Augustine Eguavoen

5,72 Michael Emenalo

Player ratings Croatia 2-0 Nigeria

Croatia: Danijel Subašić 6,00 - Šime Vrsaljko 6,20, Domagoj Vida 6,20, Dejan Lovren 6,40, Ivan Strinić 6,50, Luka Modrić 6,80, Ivan Rakitić 6,20, Ante Rebić 5,90 (78' Mateo Kovačić 6,00), Andrej Kramarić 6,30 (60' Marcelo Brozović 5,90), Ivan Perišić 6,40, Mario Mandžukić 7,20 (86' Marko Pjaca). - coach: Zlatko Dalić 6,70. = average: 6,31 [good]

Nigeria: Francis Uzoho 5,90 - Abdullahi Shehu 5,40, William Troost-Ekong 4,90, Leon Balogun 5,50, Brian Idowu 5,80, Wilfred Ndidi 5,80, Peter Etebo 5,10, John Mikel 5,80 (88' Simeon Nwankwo), Victor Moses 6,00, Alex Iwobi 5,50 (62' Ahmed Musa 5,60), Odion Ighalo 5,40 (73' Kelechi Iheanacho 5,90). - coach: Gernot Rohr 5,20. = average: 5,58 [failing]

Match rating: 5/10.

Player ratings Iran 0-0 Nigeria.

Ref: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) 6,25. Att: 39.081 (Arena da Baixada, Curitiba).
Iran: Alireza Haghighi 6,12 - Jalal Hosseini 6,50,  Amir-Hossein Sadeghi 6,38, Mehrdad Pouladi 6,42, Ehsan Hajsafi 5,62, Javad Nekounam 5,92, Andranik Teymourian 6,38, Pejman Montazeri 6,25, Khosro Heydari 5,96 (89' Masoud Shojaei), Reza Ghoochannejhad 6,58, Ashkan Dejagah 5,96 (78' Alireza Jahanbakhsh 5,25). - coach: Carlos Queiroz 7,17. = average: 6,11 [satisfactory]
Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama 6,42 - Efe Ambrose 5,79, Juwon Oshaniwa 5,79, Godfrey Oboabona 5,96 (29' Joseph Yobo 5,79, Kenneth Omeruo 6,00, John Mikel 6,00, Ramon Azeez 5,38 (69' Peter Odemwingie 5,88), Ogenyi Onazi 5,83, Ahmed Musa 5,46, Emmanuel Emenike 5,42, Victor Moses 4,86 (52' Shola Ameobi 5,88). - coach: Stephen Keshi 5,33. = average: 5,75 [mediocre]

NB: Kenneth Omeruo was given the grade 6,00 by all raters so far!

Player ratings Italy 2, Nigeria 2.

1-0 12' Giuseppe Rossi, 1-1 35' Chinedu Dike, 1-2 40' Shola Ameobi, 2-2 47' Emanuele Giaccherini. Att: 15.267 (Craven Cottage).
Italy: Sirigu 6,20 - Maggio 5,70, Ranocchia 5,70, Ogbonna 5,50, Pasqual 5,50, Candreva 6,10 (65' Cerci), Thiago Motta 5,60 (53' Parolo 5,50), Montolivo 6,10 (53' Pirlo 6,40), Giaccherini 6,80 (75' Poli), G. Rossi 6,70 (53' Diamanti 6,40), Balotelli 6,30. - coach: Prandelli 6,20. = average: 6,04 [acceptable]
Nigeria: Ejide 6,40 (65' Enyeama 6,40) - Kwambe 5,80, Oboabona 5,50, Egwuekwe 5,60, Francis 6,10, Onazi 6,30, Obi Mikel 6,20, Oduamadi 5,60 (46' Ogu 6,10), Ameobi 6,80 (65' Emenike), Moses 6,80 (75' Ideye), Dike 6,40 (65' Musa 6,00). - coach:  Keshi 6,30. = average: 6,14 [satisfactory]

Player ratings Nigeria 0, Spain 3.

0-1 3' Jordi Alba, 0-2 62' Fernando Torres, 0-3 88' Jordi Alba. Att: 51.263 (Castelão, Fortaleza).
Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama 6,70 - Efe Ambrose 5,50, Kenneth Omeruo 5,60 (11' Azubuike Egwueke 5,40), Godfrey Oboabona 5,60 - Elderson 5,70, John Obi Mikel 6,70, Fegor Ogude 5,50, Sunday Mba 6,40 (63' John Ogu 5,20), Brown Ideye 5,40 - Ahmed Musa 6,40, Joseph Akpala 5,10 (71' Mohammed Gambo 5,20). - coach:  Stephen Keshi 6,20. = average: 5,74 [disappointing]
Spain: Victor Valdés 6,60 - Arbeloa 5,40, Piqué 5,90, Sergio Ramos 6,50, Jordi Alba 7,50 - Busquets 6,60, Iniesta 6,80, Xavi 6,50, Cesc Fábregas 6,00 (54' David Silva 6,30) - Pedro 6,80 (75' David Villa), Soldado 5,10 (60' Fernando Torres 6,70). - coach: Vicente Del Bosque 6,60. = average: 6,36 [strong]

Player ratings Nigeria 1, Uruguay 2.

0-1 19' Diego Lugano, 1-1 37' John Mikel, 1-2 51' Diego Forlán. Att: 26.769 (Fonte Nova, Salvador).
Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama 6,10 - Godfrey Oboabona 5,40, Elderson 6,20, Efe Ambrose 5,30, Kenneth Omeruo 6,10 - John Ogu 5,70 (66' Sunday Mba 5,40), John Obi Mikel 6,80, Fegor Ogude 6,10, Ahmad Musa 5,70 - Brown Ideye 5,90 (73' Joseph Akpala 5,40), Nnamdi Oduamadi 5,70 (45' Michel Babatunde 5,30). - coach: Stephen Keshi. = average: 5,79 [mediocre]
Uruguay: Fernando Muslera 6,30 - Diego Lugano 5,90, Diego Godín 6,40, Maxi Pereira 5,90, Martín Cáceres 6,20 - "Cebolla" Rodríguez 6,00 (87' Álvaro Pereira), Egidio Arévalo Ríos 6,00, Álvaro González 6,30 - Luis Suárez 6,10 (82' Sebastián Coates), Diego Forlán 7,10, Edinson Cavani 5,30. - coach: Oscar Tabárez. = average: 6,14 [satisfactory]


Las calificaciones de Uruguay-Nigeria.

Player ratings Tahiti 1, Nigeria 6 (Confed Cup)

0-1 51' Elderson, 0-2 10' Nnamdi Oduamadi, 0-3 26' Oduamadi, 1-3 54' Jonathan Tehau, 1-4 69' og Jonathan Tehau, 1-5 76' Oduamadi, 1-6 80' Elderson. Att: 20.187 (Mineirão, Belo Horizonte).
Tahiti: Xavier Samin 5,17 - Tehevarii Ludivion 5,00, Nicolas Vallar 5,00 (54' Stéphane Faatiarau 6,00), Vincent Simon 5,00 (77' Edson Lemaire), Henri Caroine 5,33, Heimano Bourebare 5,67, Ricky Aitamai 5,17, Jonathan Tehau 6,33, Alvin Tehau 5,33, Marama Vahirua 5,67 (69' Stanley Atani), Steevy Chong Hue 5,50. - coach: Eddy Etaeta 6,17. = average: 5,43 [feeble]   
Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama 5,83 - Efe Ambrose 6,00, Kenneth Omeruo 6,00 (74'Azubuike Egwueke), Godfrey Oboabona 6,17, Elderson 6,83 - John Mikel 6,00, Sunday Mba 6,17 (55' John Ogu 6,00), Fegor Ogude 5,83 - Nnamdi Oduamadi 7,50, Anthony Ujah 5,67 (52' Brown Ideye 6,00), Ahmad Musa 6,17. - coach: Stephen Keshi 6,33. = average: 6,17 [solid]

Player ratings Nigeria 1, Burkina Faso 0 [African Nations' Cup final]

1-0 40' Mba. Att: 85.000 (FNB Stadium, Johannesburg).
Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama 6,00 - Efe Ambrose 6,70, Kenneth Omeruo 6,40, Godfrey Oboabona 6,00, Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé 6,00 (66' Juwon Oshaniwa 5,90), Ogenyi Onazi 6,00, Mikel John Obi 7,00, Sunday Mba 7,10 (89' Joseph Yobo), Victor Moses 6,90, Brown Ideye 6,20 - Ikechukwu Uche 5,70 (54' Ahmed Musa 6,20). - coach: Stephen Keshi. = average: 6,32 [good]
Burkina Faso: Daouda Diakité 5,30 - Mohamed Koffi 5,90, Bakary Koné 6,00, Paul Koulibaly 5,20 (84' Moumouni Dagano), Saïdou Panandétiguiri 5,90 - Djakaridja Koné 5,80 (90' Abdou Razack Traoré), Florent Rouamba 5,60 (65' Wilfried Sanou), Prejuce Nakoulma 6,20, Charles Kaboré 6,20, Jonathan Pitroipa 5,30 - Aristide Bancé 5,40. - coach: Paul Put. = average: 5,71 [disappointing]


Player of the Tournament: Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso)
Fair Player of the Tournament: Victor Moses (Nigeria)
Goal of the tournament: Youssef Msakni, Tunisia, vs. Algeria.


Les notes de la finale CAN 2013, Nigeria-Burkina Faso 1-0.

Today 18 years ago: Argentina 2, Nigeria 1 [Maradona's last WC match]

0-1  10' Siasia, 1-1 22' Caniggia, 2-1 29' Caniggia. Att: 54.456 (Boston, Foxboro Stadium). 
Argentina: Islas 6,40 — Sensini 5,80 (87' Díaz), Cáceres 6,40, Ruggeri 6,00, Chamot 6,40 — Simeone 6,20, Redondo 6,80, Maradona 6,40, Balbo 5,60 (71' Mancuso) — Caniggia 7,00, Batistuta 5,80. = average: 6,25.
Nigeria: Rufai 6,00 — Eguavoen 5,80, Okechukwu 6,00, Nwanu 5,20, Emenalo 5,20 — Oliseh 6,40 (86' Okocha), Siasia 6,20 (57' Adepoju 5,20), Amokachi 5,60, Finidi 6,40 — Yekini 5,40, Amunike 5,40. = average: 5,73.