The Super Eagles ended their winless run with a hard fought 1-0 win against Côte d’Ivoire in Group A of the AFCON 2023.

It was a far better performance compared to their disappointing opener against Equatorial Guinea.

Following the win against the Ivorians, here is Completesports.com’s ratings on the Eagles players performance.

Stanley Nwabali
Faced his first real competitive test in the Super Eagles shirt and was impressive throughout.

Made two big first half saves and always looked assured when coming out for aerial balls – 7

Ola Aina
Was defensively solid in the entirety of the encounter as the Ivorians could not penetrate is own side of the backline – 7

Seyi Ajayi
Put in a top perform in central defence as he contributed heavily in shutting out the hosts attack – 7

William Troost-Ekong
Stepped up to convert the penalty as he sent the keeper

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