Many Nigerians will have woken up this morning to realise that the game they watched yesterday between their darling team, the Super Eagles and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana was not a bad dream afterall but a reality as the visitors have succeeded at last in their quest to defeat the Nigerian team in a competitive game.

The South Africans did not just beat Nigeria but did so comprehensively by two goals to nil. They also hit the upright TWICE in the course of the game. Perhaps the sweetest aspect of it all for the visitors is the fact that they did so right in their opponents’ backyard.

It will no surprise surely if after yesterday’s debacle, the Uyo football fans never get to host any Super Eagles international matches anymore since the stadium does seem to be a good hunting ground for their national team.

It was at this same stadium the the Eagles played a 2-2- draw with DR Congo and consequently failed to qualify for the last World Cup Tournament. Nigerians may soon call for a change of venue for matches involving the Super Eagles if anything because of results achieved in that stadium so far.

So, what have the coaches to say about the result of this match?

Let’s hear the Nigerian team Coach first; “I won’t blame the keeper for the defeat, we lose as a team. The first goal, a header came from the right, through a cross from the South African right-back. The second had our keeper beaten from outside the box but we should have had a man marking the scorer. The whole team lost, I can’t blame a single player.”

He then went on to add the following; “We had difficulties in finishing the match because we made so many efforts in the first half while some of our players were tired in the second half. We tried to open the wings and bring power to the team but unfortunately it did not yield fruits.”

And what about the South African team’s Gaffer? Well, this is what he had to say; “We opened up the game in the first half but unfortunately we did not score. Beating Nigeria is very interesting.

Nigeria are a very good side but my boys prevented them from scoring. We are trying to develop our boys and expose them.” From the statements above as well as from the eventual result of the game, it is not so difficult to deduce whose tactics were more effective.

As it stands right now, something tells me that Gerhard Rohr is about to find out what it is like working as the Nigerian Team Manager in practical terms. It had hitherto been a rosy welcome for him. What comes next is a pregnant issue.

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we can never win always.

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