Former
Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, is blaming the Elephants of Ivory
Coast for their loss to Nigeria in the quarter-final match on Sunday,
saying star players Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba were lackadaisical in
their approach to the game.
The
Ivorians were tournament favourites until they fell 2-1 to the Super
Eagles who paraded eight players featuring in the tournament for the
first time.
“People
were calling them (Ivory Coast) the golden generation but if they had
said to themselves that they are not golden until they win something,
that could have made a difference,” Oliseh said in a post-match analysis
on SuperSport.
“Ivory Coast didn’t come to the party; you could see Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba walking on the pitch.
“In
the first half, Victor Moses had about 84 per cent completed passes
while Drogba had 27 per cent. That showed that the Nigerians wanted the
victory more than the Ivorians.”
He
added, “I am happy Nigeria played well today. Nigerians must learn to
support their country irrespective of who is the coach of the team. This
was Nigeria playing and not (coach Stephen) Keshi or (Daniel) Amokachi.
Even if you hate Keshi or Amokachi you have to put it aside and support
your team. We have to love our team.”
Former
Ghana international, Sammy Kuffour, who was co-analyst, added, “Mikel
Obi didn’t play particularly well in the game but his last touch won the
match for Nigeria (when he stopped the opponents from scoring a late
goal).”
TalkOfNaija
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