Nigeria U23 Player Ratings Vs South Africa : Awoniyi Hot & Cold; Abubakar Descent; Nwakali Unspectacular; Sunusi Poor

The Dream Team crashed out of the U23 AFCON after posting a goalless draw with South Africa on Friday.

Allnigeriasoccer.com runs the rule over the players in action thus,

The Starters

Goalkeeper


Defenders

Valentine Ozonwafor: Defended doggedly and left little to be desired of his exploits. Picked up an early booking for a foul, however. (6/10)

Anthony Izuchukwu: Was impressive in his aerial battles and matched Siyabonga Ngezana admirably for pace. (5/10)

Bitok Stephen: Went on a few unsuccessful forays and kept his discipline in a tough game. (5/10)

Seth Sincere: Started well with some incisive attacking moves in the first half but soon fizzled out as time wore on. (5/10)

Midfielders

Azubuike Okechukwu: Ventured forward very little today and concentrated mostly on keeping the spirited opponents at bay. (6/10)

Kelechi Nwakali: Tried to do a lot more than he could pull off though he showed his quality in patches. Saw yellow for a bad foul. (5/10)

Ndifreke Udo: Worked Darren Johnson with a good effort in the first half and was adept at combining with the attackers. (5/10)

Attackers

Orji Okonkwo: Okonkwo noticeably dropped deep much in the game which left the team short of some much needed attacking verve. Kept his movements simple. (4/10)

Ibrahim Sunusi: Culpable of a big miss in the first half and wasn't an impressive presence upfront. (3/10)

Taiwo Awoniyi: The brighter of the attackers on the night. Tried the much he could but very little came off. (5/10)

The Substitutes

Sunday Faleye: Fluffed a very big chance in the closing moments and didn't really look spectacular after his introduction. (3/10)

Bright Enobahkare: Shorn of meaningful service after coming on and could do little to pick apart the retreating opponents. (3/10)

Tom Dele-Bashiru: Nothing of note from the Watford youngster following his introduction. (2/10)

Emmanuel Chinaza