Augustine Eguavoen, the interim coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, has attributed to Super Eagles loss yesterday in the ongoing Africa nations Cup,AFCON, to bad officiating.
He pointed out that it was always very difficult when you play against a tactical side like Tunisia, especially when the officiating was not fair.
“I won’t criticise the referee because they are masters of the game, but Alex Iwobi’s red card wasn’t fair. The foul wasn’t an intentional one,” he said.
In a post match interview, Eguavoen said that his team did not deserve to lose against Tunisia in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 game.
Nigeria crashed out of the competition after a 0-1 loss to Tunisia. Eguavoen said:
“We tried to come back after the Tunisia goal, and we chased the game. But then we got a red card.
“It was clear that the officiating wasn’t fair.”
The Interim Coach added that he has told the players to quickly put the loss behind them and face the job at hand in March.
”I have told the players to pick up and ensure they qualify Nigeria for the World Cup,” Eguavoen said.