Super Eagles Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has described the one goal win against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as a huge relief to him and his players.
He was highly excited during the post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Friday.
Eguavoen said he expected his players to have scored more goals.
The Super Eagles played goalless with the Mediterranean Knights in the first 45 minutes and until Dele Bashiru came to their rescue in the 87th minute of the second half.
The Super Eagles coach said the Mediterranean Knights tactics robbed his team of their goals as they played defensive throughout the first half of the match.
Eguavoen, however, thanked God for the victory, which gave the team the maximum points.
The Super Eagles now have seven points and standing tall in Group D.
The former Super Eagles player turned coach acknowledged that the players played well, but for the Mediterranean Knights tactics they would have scored more goals.
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He said: “Emotions were high, and when the goal came, it was a huge relief.
“Actually, we should have scored more goals, but the tactics that they deployed were compact as they defended in numbers when the ball was in their area.
“We were a bit slow in the first half, but the boys picked up in the second half and ball circulation became faster as instructed.
“The last 25 minutes were better.”
Eguaveon promised to restrategise and put a more formidable team in their return match in Libya on Tuesday.
Super Eagles Captain, William Troos-Ekong, assured Uyo fans that the team will qualify to play in the 2025 AFCON in Morocco.
Troos-Ekong said the players will be more clinical in their approach to the march in Libya.
In a post match interview, the Coach of Mediterranean Knights, Nasser Al-Hadri, said he was happy with the outcome of the match, stressing that the players will do better at home.
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