Key stats : Aina top dribbler & best rated Eagle; Simon most key passes; Ndidi shots; Omeruo aerial duels

Published: January 24, 2022

Despite their shock defeat to Tunisia on Sunday night, the Super Eagles players came out tops in several performances indices., according to stats from football statistics website Whoscored.

With a rating of 7.27, Torino fullback Ola Aina was the best rated Super Eagles player, placing first ahead of Wilfred Ndidi (6.82), Zaidu Sanusi (6.72) and Joe Aribo (6.63).

Nigeria had thirteen shots with Ndidi registering a game-high five, none of which was on target, and two less than the whole Tunisian team combined.

The Leicester City midfielder (3) was the most fouled Nigeria player, while Aina completed three take-ons - a joint game-high figure alongside Youssef Msakni, who netted the winning goal shortly after the restart.

Omeruo won a game-high six aerial duels, placing first ahead of Seifeddine Jaziri (5) , Joe Aribo (4) and William Troost-Ekong (3).

Zaidu Sanusi had the most touches of the ball (88) and a team-leading 93.2 percent for passing accuracy.

Moses Simon registered four key passes, more than any other player on the pitch; Ndidi was the most fouled player on the Nigeria side (3), and as you would expect the number four was the team's top tackler with three.

When it came to interceptions, Aina was the Super Eagles stat leader with three and made one block alongside Ndidi and Omeruo.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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