Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi has officially emerged as the highest-rated Nigerian player in FIFA 21. The 23-year-old star is ranked 137th in the world with a rating of 84, according to the recently released Top 1000 FIFA 21 player ratings.
Ndidi was previously rated 81 in the 2019/2020 version (FIFA 20). He is the only Nigerian player that made the top 200 of the FIFA 21.
Napoli’s record signing Victor Osimhen, is Nigeria’s second highest-rated player with 79, one point higher than his previous rating of 78.
Victor Moses (78), Anthony Nwakaeme (78) and Odion Ighalo (77) completed the top five list of Nigerian players with the highest ratings.
Meanwhile, Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is the highest-rated African on the game with a rating of 90. He shares the same rating with his African teammate Sadio Mane, only that he’s just ahead of him in ranking.
The FIFA 21 game will officially be released by American video game company, Electronic Arts (EA) Sports on October.
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