Colin Udoh, Special to ESPN 6y

Who fared best in Nigeria's win over Libya?

Victory over Libya on Friday put Nigeria back into African Nations Championship (CHAN) contention and took them of Group C, with one round of matches to go before the knock-outs.

Salisu Yusuf had enough confidence in the lineup that failed to win against Rwanda to stick with them for the second successive match.

Who justified his selection, who bombed on their coach? Here is how they performed:

Ikechukwu Ezenwa  - 7

The good news is that he faced a better test than he did against Rwanda. The bad news is that it was not really much of a test. The best attempt at his goal was one effort from range that skimmed dangerously wide. But the goalie had it covered, even though he stayed down for a few scary moments which required medical attention.

Osas Okoro - 7

He continues to make a sterling case for a converted winger at fullback and his partnership down the right channel with Emeka Ogbugh generated some of Nigeria's best attacking efforts.

Daniel Itodo - 6

Defended stoutly down the left side, but it was his long, booming throw-ins from deep and into the opposition areas that caused all manner of panic to the Libyans.

Stephen Eze - 9

Man of the Match performance. Again. Defended with strength and intelligence and showed poise when bringing the ball out of defence and even put his head in harm's way for one desperate header to repel a late Libya shot that could have gone anywhere.

Kalu Orji - 7

Somewhat overshadowed by Eze's performance, but the Rangers man provided an excellent steady complement to his Kano Pillars counterpart.

Ifeanyi Ifeanyi - 5

Showed improvement from the last game, but continued to give away possession and still did not quite look his real, talented self.

Emeka Atuloma - 6 

Did most of the midfield running and fetching, and tried his best to keep things steady. He didn't always succeed, and the fact that the Super Eagles resorted to mostly long balls signaled that lack of midfield success

Rabiu Ali - 7

Passed better, although he didn't quite have the same opportunities as the last game, but had one which he fluffed from a great position late in the game. Set up Faleye with a delightful pass at the end of a blitzing counterattack, although it came to nothing.

Sunday Faleye - 8

By far the most dangerous player for Nigeria and richly deserved his goal. Trouble was a consistent lack of consistent quality to his final balls. One cross sailed from one end of the pitch to a throw in at the other end.

Emeka Ogbugh - 7

Worked hard, took players on, came inside to create chances for Okoro out wide and had an accurate, if weak diving header which saved by the goalkeeper. The second most dangerous player after Faleye.

Anthony Okpotu - 5

Another disappointing day at the office for Nigeria's top scorer last season. Double-teamed and marked out by the Libyan defence, he could barely move. And the one opportunity he got, he headed a cross laterally away from goal.

Mustapha Ibrahim - 7

Came on for Okpotu and played just over half an hour, but did more in that time than the man he replaced. Pulled players out of position, and had one good low cross that was desperately cleared out from under Faleye

Dayo Ojo - 6

A late sub in for Ifeanyi. His 15-minute cameo stabilized the midfield, and provided a platform for Nigeria to attack without going long. Although he did pick up a Yellow card within a couple of minutes of coming on.

Austin Oladapo

Not enough time to warrant a rating

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