{"id":836848,"date":"2025-03-26T12:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/player-ratings-nigeria-1-1-zimbabwe-osimhen-shines-as-chirewa-punishes-eagles-late-on\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:12:46","slug":"player-ratings-nigeria-1-1-zimbabwe-osimhen-shines-as-chirewa-punishes-eagles-late-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/player-ratings-nigeria-1-1-zimbabwe-osimhen-shines-as-chirewa-punishes-eagles-late-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: Nigeria 1-1 Zimbabwe \u2013 Osimhen shines as Chirewa punishes Eagles late on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Victor Osimhen\u2019s 74th-minute header seemed to have secured all three points for Nigeria, but a lapse in concentration late in the game saw Tawanda Chirewa rescue <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NGSuperEagles\/status\/1904593658974003205\" target=\"_blank\">a point<\/a> for Zimbabwe in Uyo, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet<\/a> reports. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria let the game slip through their fingers with a late defensive error. While Osimhen and Bassey impressed, others failed to rise to the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles will need to be sharper and more clinical if they\u2019re to avoid further disappointments in the qualifiers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tr\">FT in Uyo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gux8S6x8jf\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Gux8S6x8jf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NGSuperEagles\/status\/1904593658974003205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the Super Eagles fared:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stanley Nwabali \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nDid his best between the sticks and made a few decent stops. However, he was left exposed for the equaliser and couldn\u2019t keep a clean sheet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bright Osayi-Samuel \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nEnergetic down the right flank. He was solid defensively and contributed going forward, providing width and options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>William Troost-Ekong \u2013 5\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nStrong in the first half with commanding clearances and aerial dominance. However, he faded badly in the second half and was at fault for the Zimbabwe equaliser due to a sloppy mistake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Calvin Bassey \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of Nigeria\u2019s standout performers. Made several timely interventions and was confident bringing the ball out of defence. Also supported attacks with intent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ola Aina \u2013 7.5\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nPlayed out of position on the left but still impressed. He delivered the inch-perfect cross that Osimhen converted and defended resolutely when called upon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wilfred Ndidi \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nControlled the midfield with his intelligent positioning. Made crucial interceptions and recovered possession numerous times. A real anchor for the team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Iwobi \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nDecent in patches. Missed a few chances that could\u2019ve changed the game but showed flashes of creativity in midfield.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moses Simon \u2013 5\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nLargely ineffective. Delivered some crosses, but none found the mark. Failed to influence the game as expected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ademola Lookman \u2013 5.5\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nStruggled to impact the game and looked uncomfortable playing out of position. Couldn\u2019t find his rhythm in the final third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victor Osimhen \u2013 8.5\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nNigeria\u2019s best performer. As always, he led the line with determination and took his goal brilliantly. He was a constant threat to Zimbabwe\u2019s backline.<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes<br \/>\n<strong>Tolu Arokodare \u2013 6.5\/10<\/strong><br \/>\nCame on and helped link up play leading to Osimhen\u2019s goal. Showed promise with his movement and hold-up play.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Ayomide Oguntimehin\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ayomide-Oguntimehin-pics-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/ayomide-oguntimehin-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n<p>Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/nigeria-zimbabwe-osimhen-chirewa-super-eagles.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Ayomide Oguntimehin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Victor Osimhen\u2019s 74th-minute header seemed to have secured all three points for Nigeria, but a lapse in concentration late in the game saw Tawanda Chirewa rescue a point for Zimbabwe in Uyo, Soccernet reports. Nigeria let the game slip through their fingers with a late defensive error. While Osimhen and Bassey impressed, others failed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":836849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22525,3348,2005],"tags":[5678,18578],"class_list":{"0":"post-836848","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-player","8":"category-ratings","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-player","11":"tag-ratings"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=836848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}