Ahmed Musa apologises on behalf of the Super
Eagles over their performance against Sierra Leone.
(Complete Sports)
The Super Eagles still top Group L of the qualifiers
with seven points.
Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa has
apologised on behalf of the team following their
4–4 draw against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone
on Friday, November 13, 2020.
The Leone Stars pulled off an amazing comeback in
the AFCON qualifying match that took place at the
Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City
The match ended with a point for both teams after
the Super Eagles of Nigeria squandered a four-goal
lead .
Before the first half ended, Nigeria was already four
goals up with Alex Iwobi, Victor Osimhen and
Samuel Chukwueze on the scoresheet.
After scoring four goals, the Super Eagles fell apart
as the visitors pulled back a goal before the end of
the first half and went on to score three more in the
second half.
Angered by the performance of the team, Nigerians
have been blasting the players for getting a point in
a match that would have widened their lead on the
table.
However, the Super Eagles captain has taken to
Instagram to apologise on behalf of the team,
saying they realised that they made a big mistake.
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said, “ On behalf of myself and my teammates,
we are really sorry for the disappointment of the
game tonight. We know we made a big mistake in
the game but there’s nothing we can do, that’s
football- sometimes you win, some times you lose.
“We are going to correct our mistake in the next
game. We are going there to see that we qualify for
the AFCON and we know that we can do it.
“On behalf of myself and my teammates, we are very
very sorry.”
The Super Eagles still top Group L of the qualifiers
with seven points. The return fixture will come up
on November 17.