Nigeria’s Most Valuable XI: Osimhen and Boniface In, Ekong Out

• Victor Osimhen is presently the most valuable Super Eagles player
• The Napoli star forward is presently valued at over €110 million
• Victor Boniface, Ademola Lookman, and Alex Iwobi are also on the list

Nigeria’s Super Eagles currently boasts of some of the world’s most talented footballers spread across the various top leagues from the Serie A to the Premier League, and the Bundesliga.

The three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners can comfortably brag about having one of the most valuable squads in African football with superstars like Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface leading the line.

According to Team Talk, Osimhen has become one of the world’s best strikers off the back of his goalscoring feats at Napoli in recent years.

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The value of Nigerian players has risen over the roof since the success of the Super Eagles at the 2023 AFCON where the team narrowly lost the final to hosts Ivory Coast.

Sports Brief takes a look at the Super Eagles Most Valuable XI using a 4-3-3 formation.

Most Valuable Super Eagles XI

Goalkeeper: Maduka Okoye

The Udinese goalkeeper is currently Nigeria’s Most Valuable goalkeeper and one of the outstanding goalkeepers in the Italian Serie A this season.

The 24-year-old goalie has kept three clean sheets this season for Udinese in just 17 appearances and is rated among the emerging goalkeepers in the league.

Okoye is presently valued at €3 million by TransferMarkt.

Left Back: Bright Osayi-Samuel

The versatile Fenerbahce defender caught the attention of most Nigerians at the 2023 AFCON when he starred in the group stage victory against Ivory Coast.

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The 26-year-old is a regular for his Turkish club and has become a mainstay in the Super Eagles team in recent matches.

Osayi-Samuel is currently valued at €8.50m

Centre-back: Calvin Bassey

The Fulham defender is currently valued at €16m and is one of Nigeria’s most expensive defenders presently.

Bassey has made 29 appearances for the Cottagers this season and was one of Nigeria’s standout stars at the 2023 AFCON where the team won a silver medal.

Centre-back: Jordan Torunarigha

The Belgium-based defender has only featured once for the Super Eagles and was dropped for the 2023 AFCON by former coach Jose Peseiro.

Torunarigha has been outstanding for Belgian outfit KAA Gent, making a total of 40 appearances this season and scoring once in the process.

The 26-year-old is currently valued at €5.00m.

Right-back: Ola Aina

The Nottingham Forest defender is currently valued at €10m and is one of the most consistent players in the Nigeria squad, barely missing games for the national team.

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Aina missed all but one of Nigeria’s seven games at the 2023 AFCON and was an instrumental player in the team but picked up an injury in the final that ruled him out for several weeks.

The former Chelsea defender, who was born in London, is one of the leaders in the Nigeria defence of late.

Central Midfielder: Alex Iwobi

The Fulham midfielder is presently the fourth Most Valuable Player in the Super Eagles squad and is one of the most-capped players in the team.

The 27-year-old midfielder has a total of 63 caps for the Super Eagles since making his debut for the national team and has garnered 32 appearances for Fulham this season.

Iwobi is currently valued at €28m.

Defensive Midfielder: Wilfred Ndidi

Ndidi recently led Leicester City back to the English Premier League after spending this season in the Championship.

The 27-year-old midfielder is one of the captains of the national team but missed the 2023 AFCON after picking up an injury while in camp for the tournament.

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Ndidi is currently valued at €16m.

Central Midfielder: Frank Onyeka

Onyeka is the third Most Valuable midfielder in the Nigerian midfield just behind Iwobi and Ndidi and is one of the standout players for Brentford in the Premier League this season.

The 26-year-old midfielder covered brilliantly for the missing Ndidi at the 2023 AFCON and was one of the stars of the tournament.

Onyeka is presently valued at €9m.

Right Winger: Nathan Tella

Tella has not been a mainstay in the Super Eagles team as the Bayer Leverkusen winger was dropped from Nigeria’s squad for the 2023 AFCON.

Tella was also an unused substitute in Nigeria’s two friendly games against Ghana and Mali despite being invited to the national team by newly appointed Super Eagles coach Finidi George.

Tella is currently valued at €23m.

Second Striker: Victor Boniface

Victor Boniface is the second Most Valuable player in the Super Eagles team having seen his value skyrocket owing to his brilliant season with Bayer Leverkusen.

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The 23-year-old forward, who missed the 2023 AFCON due to injury, led Xabi Alonso’s men to their first Bundesliga title in 120 years this season, scoring 11 goals.

Boniface, who is on course to win a treble this season with Leverkusen, is presently valued at €40m.

Centre Forward: Victor Osimhen

The Super Eagles Most Valuable player is Osimhen.

The Napoli star forward is presently wanted by top European clubs this summer including Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

The 2023 Africa Footballer of the Year winner is currently valued at €110.00m

New Super Eagles coach appointed

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed Finidi George as the new Super Eagles coach ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The former Nigerian international served as assistant coach to Jose Peseiro at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations before taking up the managerial role on an interim basis during the last international break.