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Ukraine 2-2 Nigeria: Where the game was won and lost

Goal looks at the decisive areas as the spoils were shared in an exciting encounter between the two sides in Dnipro

Tuesday's friendly against Ukraine marked an important inflexion point for the next phase of the Super Eagles rebuild.

With a starting 11 featuring players all 25 or under (except for captain William Troost-Ekong), this was a telling glimpse into what the future holds for the Nigeria national team.

At the end of the day, the scores were level, but an exciting, end-to-end game had ensued, and Nigerian fans got the first glimpse of a player of whom many a song will soon be composed.