Five KEY Lessons from the game v Brazil
Nigeria earned a 1-1 draw in a major international against Brazil in Singapore. Brazil dominated but Nigeria did deserve a draw for its effort and its play, never mind the possession statistic. It was a draw that Nigeria earned even without, arguably, three of its starters -- Omeruo, Etebo, and Musa/Kalu. Moreover, it was obvious Brazil was seeking to win this game after going winless in several games after becoming South American champion. There were five things that stuck out from this game if only that they indicate not just one-off occurrences but a pattern and against one of the world's best teams. Francis Uzoho's Form In his last three games for Nigeria, Francis Uzoho has excelled. In fact, he has made improvements from one to the next game. Against Brazil, he was clearly Nigeria's best player. He made several world class saves that any goalkeeper, any where in the world, would have been proud of. This is not to state that he is world class but his play yesterday w