Following the draw, the super Eagles of Nigeria played
against the Catalyuna on Wednesday
night, former Super Eagles coach and technical committee member, Christian
chukwu has come out to say that the outcome of the game should give the players
confidence ahead of the nations cup.
According to the former rangers international player he said
‘any match that the eagles plays should be taken seriously’, the match against
the Catalyuna, was a big one and it should be able to install confidence in
this players, when they get to the nations cup”.
He also stated the performance of the players of the players
should be a headache to the coach and its handlers when it comes to selecting
the right players that will be flying the country’s flag in South Africa.
“The players that played against the Spanish side did very
well, I will put the coaches on pressure on who will take part in the nations
cup, because most of these foreign based have not resume training”. The game
will boost the morale of the players”. He added.
He also added that, “the essence of the friendly games is to
assess the players, both individual and collectively”.
Meanwhile, ex Super Eagles, has also voiced out that the
eagles played below expectation, and more work needs to be done.
“They did play well, but was not good enough”, in the first
half of the game their opponents kept holding unto the ball”. “We could not
make enough passes to each other”. He said.
“We need to step up, the need for the game is to know where
and hoe to boost that weak link in the team”. They should not relax, because of
the draw”. “The journey has just begun”. He stated.
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