Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro fired back at the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after he tongue lashed the players in the dressing room following their 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea yesterday, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The president of the NFF Ibrahim Musa Gusau went in hard on the players after the game, and told them so many unprintable things in the heat of his anger in the presence of some top officials of the Nigerian government.
He went as far as questioning the commitment of the players when they play for the national team of Nigeria, threatening to have them dropped from the team if they don’t step up their performance.
His tirade didn’t go down well with not just the players but also the coach who stood up in defence of his players. He said the team and the technical crew had a good game plan but were unlucky not to score from the chances created.
In the defence of his selection and tactics he said he won’t go on the pitch and score. Apparently referring to the chances missed by team’s top striker Victor Osimhen, who was guilty of missing four big chances in the game.
Top of which was a through ball that had the goalkeeper at his mercy but he somehow failed to make it a brace and likely a win for Nigeria with his effort sailing wide.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
