Nigeria was simply unlucky when the Super Eagles lost to the Les Blues of France in the Round of 16 of the ongoing World Cup in Brazil, so says Super Eagles defender, Keneth Omeruo.
Nigeria lost the match by two unreplied goals in the match played on Monday.
Omeruo said the efforts put into the match by the Super Eagles was not a true reflection of the outcome.
He said: “We did almost everything possible, but it was tough for us and I believe they were just the luckier side on the day.
“We had some good efforts saved and we recorded a good goal that was disallowed.
“There should have been a penalty in our favour and a red card for them for a bad tackle, but all those never happened.
“(Paul) Pogba himself was lucky to just be where the ball went after our keeper managed to parry it.
“So many things went on for France and these are part of the game.
“The big advantage of our current team is the youthfulness.
“Most of us are still very young and we are going to take all that happened here as learning process to get better.
“A better percentage will still be part of the team as we approach the next Nations Cup and also the next World Cup.
“We are taking positives from the competition to get better in future for our respective clubs and the national team.”
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