Tuesday 22 January 2013

Super Eagles Players Blast Ahmed Musa, Ike Uche For Burkina Faso Loss


Ahmed Musa and Ikechukwu Uche were rapped by their teammates after Nigeria threw away their lead at the match against Burkina Faso on Monday.
“The players gave both Musa and Uche their piece of mind immediately after the match,” a top official said.
“They blamed them for the draw because they said they should have tried to play for time rather than go for goal with seconds only left on the clock.
“The best thing for the players to have done in stoppage time with Burkina Faso enjoying the momentum was to try to run down the clock.”
Uche, Eagles leading scorer in the qualifying tournament for the 2013 Nations Cup with three goals, had two good chances to bury the Stallions but his finishing was not clinical.
Some top officials have also blamed the draw with Burkina Faso on inexperience.
Only six players from the final 23-man squad have played at the AFCON before this competition.
They are skipper Joseph Yobo, goalkeepers Vincent Enyeama and Austin Ejide, Elderson Echiejile, Mikel Obi and Ikechukwu Uche.
Meanwhile, Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has urged the Eagles to win in South Africa as part of the country’s 100 years celebrations.
 
“The Africa Cup of Nations has always been an exciting and important sports event for us in Nigeria and other African countries. However, this edition of 2013 even holds a greater significance for us as a nation,” read the letter to the team personally signed by President Jonathan.
“Next year 2014, our dear country will be one hundred years old. As we look back and celebrate our achievements as a strong, united nation, we cannot understate the role that sports, especially football played in our national life.
“Football remains one enduring unifying factor in our country which transcends our diversity. A successful outing at the Africa Cup of Nations will offer a great opportunity to further inspire pride, faith and hope in a re-energised new Nigeria in the course of our centennial celebrations”.
 Naij

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