Nigerians were full of expectations. The Super Eagles players were confident. President Muhammadu Buhari had done what the father of the nation should do, engaging in a video conference earlier in the day to ginger the players. Alas, Nigeria lost the game by a lone goal, and exited the tournament.
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Kadri who represented Head Coach Mondher Kebaier at a pre-match press conference on Saturday in Garoua said this was in spite of the lot of respect they have for Nigeria at the tournament.
Bello in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Onogwu Muhammed, Wednesday, urged the Nigerian side to sustain the momentum all through the tournament.
The firm observed that Africa gains during the championship, but it is often a loss to Europe’s clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG, AC Milan, and Bayern Munich, as they were left without some of their star players who will be on duty for their respective national teams.