Transfer value: Nigeria’s starting team against Liberia worth €178.5m

According to the transfer market valuation of each player, Nigeria’s starting XI on Friday cost €178.5m which is ₦87.2b in Nigerian naira. In contrast, Liberia’s entire squad has a market value of €7.25m according to the transfer market.

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Rangers defender Leon Balogun is Nigeria’s least valuable player in the XI with a market value of €800k. He’s followed by Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, who has a market value of €900k.

Paderborn left-back Jamilu Collins is valued at €1.30m, while William Troost-Ekong costs €4.0m. Torino’s defender Ola Aina is Nigeria’s most valuable defender with a market value of €6.0m.

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is the country’s most valuable player with a value of €60.0m. Rangers star Joe Aribo has an estimated value of €6.5m while Everton’s Alex Iwobi will cost potential suitors around €22.0m.

Nantes winger Moses Simon is valued at €7.0m, while the match hero of the day, Kelechi Iheanacho, has an estimated value of €20.0m.

Victor Osimhen led the line, and he’s Africa’s most expensive player, but he surprisingly has an estimated value of €50.00m.

Meanwhile, the cost of the starting XI against Liberia is expected to fall massively when the team takes on Cape Verde on Tuesday as the UK players won’t be part of the game due to the Uk covid-19 rules.