A former skipper of the
Super Eagles, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has expressed disappointment with the
senior national team, over the 1-0 loss to Sudan in the African Cup of Nations
Qualifiers in Khartoum on Saturday.
The two-time BBC African
Footballer of the Year described the defeat as confirming his worst fears that
“football is long dead and gone” in Nigeria.
Writing on Twitter on Sunday,
Okocha wondered if the Super Eagles could have performed better, considering
the level of development of football in the country.
Stating that the result of the
match has put the national team in a “very unusual situation,” he cautioned
against unfairly criticising the Super Eagles and the coaching crew.
“We are in a very unusual
situation. The question is: ‘do we deserve better considering the state of our
football affairs in recent times?’ Anyone that blames Keshi or the boys is
short-sighted. Our football is long dead and gone. This is just the
confirmation,” the former Nigerian midfielder tweeted.
no be today, is a big shame to us
ReplyDeleteIt was same during his time too by their selfIshness
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