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February 2, 2022
General Secretary of the federation Mohammed Sanusi confirmed the receipt the technical report on Eagles’ outing in Cameroon 2021 from the team’s technical crew led by Eguavoen.
It would be recalled that the Eagles won all her three group phase matches against Egypt, Sudan and Guinea Bissau in Garoua finishing with nine points from three matches, the team however lost by 1 goal to Tunisia in the Round of 16.
Interim Coach has however defended Maduka Okoye and Alex Iwobi after they were singled out for blame following Nigeria’s elimination from the 2021 AFCON.
Goalkeeper Okoye was trolled by fans for failing to keep out Youssef Mskani’s shot from outside the area two minutes after the break. Iwobi, who came in as a replacement for Kelechi Iheanacho in the second half was shown a red card within five minutes of his introduction.
He also maintained that Eagles gave their best and it was wrong to single out Iwobi and Maduka for Nigeria’s early exit from the tournament.