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World Cup: Comparing Nigerian Forwards on Goal Scoring….

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Nigeria has announced its 30-man list as the World Cup preparation reached fever pitch. On that list are several forwards on whom Nigeria will look to for goals. But also missing from the list are forwards that some fans hoped would have received a chance to be at the World Cup. In this piece we take a hard look at goal scoring productivity of these players when playing in Nigeria's colors. The table below compares the players on number of goals scored, goal ratio per game, and average minutes per game under four different contexts: (a) all games, (b) competitive games, ( c) friendlies, and (d) Last five games played for Nigeria. Take-Home Points From Data Here are quick points on the data: 1.  Shola Amoebi and Uche Nwofor may have played few games but they have made them count as per goal scoring with very low number of minutes per game. 2.  In competitive games, both Emenike and Victor Moses have been most productive. However, it is important to asterisk Victor Moses&