After dropping three consecutive instances, the Tremendous Eagles have lastly seen their squad market worth rise within the switch market, PUNCH Sports activities reviews.
Rated among the many world’s most precious groups with a complete worth of €465.90m in January, the Eagles’ worth dropped to €252m in July, a drop that additionally affected their international rankings.
Nonetheless, in line with the most recent Transfermarkt report, Nigeria’s squad worth has risen to €281m.
Eagles drop within the earlier version hinged on Victor Osimhen’s absence from the staff that confronted South Africa and Benin Republic within the final part of the 2026 World Cup CAF qualifying sequence that noticed them declare only one level from a attainable six, which noticed the three-time African champions endure a large drop to €91m, their second enormous drop this 12 months.
Whereas Osimhen as soon as once more missed the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in opposition to Libya earlier this month, the return of Taiwo Awoniyi, Chidera Ejuke, and the rise in Victor Boniface’s worth helped the staff transfer up within the newest launch by the finance professional web site.
They moved up by seven steps and at the moment are ranked the nineteenth most precious worldwide staff on the planet.
Whereas they’re but to reclaim their primary place as essentially the most financially invaluable staff in Africa from Morocco, they now occupy the second place, two steps above their earlier rankings.
The Eagles boast gamers who ply their commerce in Europe’s profitable leagues. Regardless of the rise, it’s shocking that the staff has a meagre worth of €282m, which, in line with the official alternate fee of the naira to the euro on Monday (N1,775), amounted to N500bn.
In July, they had been positioned twenty sixth with a market worth of €252m, however their squad worth has witnessed a rise of €30m in comparison with the squad’s earlier worth.
Not solely was Osimhen’s absence felt on the pitch throughout Nigeria’s slender win over Libya in Uyo, he was additionally omitted from the Transfermarkt checklist, which was a significant component within the huge discount within the squad worth because the striker boasts an enormous €75m market worth.
Bayer Leverkusen sensation Victor Boniface is at the moment the staff’s most precious participant following his newest rise.The striker has a market worth of €45m, €5m greater than Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman, who’s the second-most costly participant.
Maduka Okoye’s tremendous begin to the 2024/25 season has seen the Udinese goalkeeper witness an increase of €3.5m to take his worth to €7.5m.
Okoye has the best worth among the many three goalkeepers included within the squad by Transfermarkt, whereas Stanley Nwabali and Amas Obasogie, in line with the web site, are each valued at €550,000 and €0k, respectively.
In defence, other than Calvin Bassey and Ola Aina, whose values stand at €16m and €12m, respectively, no different defender is value €10m, with Brilliant Osayi-Samuel the closest with €8m.
William Troost-Ekong (€2m) and Semi Ajayi (€1.5m) are merely €3.5m mixed.
Whereas Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi, Lookman, Taiwo Awoniyi, Frank Onyeka, and Alhassan Yusuf all maintained their earlier values, Kelechi Iheanacho, unsurprisingly, suffered a drop in his market worth, which at the moment stands at €9m.
In the meantime, the Eagles proceed to path Morocco, who, regardless of a large drop of €75m, nonetheless boast a €325m squad worth. The discount of their market worth noticed them drop two locations to now rank sixteenth globally.
Senegal are second on the continent with a worth of €276m, whereas Africa Cup of Nations winners, Ivory Coast, who had been second in Africa in July, at the moment are third on the continent and twenty fifth globally with a worth of €245m.Ghana (€228m) and Cameroon (€179m) occupy the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
England retained their place as essentially the most financially invaluable staff on the planet with a market worth of €1.34bn, whereas France dislodged Brazil to occupy the second place with a €1.06bn squad worth.
Portugal (€972m), The Netherlands (€778m), and Brazil (€767m) full the highest 5 nationwide groups on the planet.
