Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro says his team at the Africa Cup of Nations has shown they can be very solid at the back but laments the fact that they are not that efficient higher up the pitch, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Ahead of the semi final game against South Africa tomorrow, the coach took a look at the key indexes that has brought them to this stage of the tournament starting with his defence.
“Once again we played without conceding, scored a goal, but I would have liked more. The team could have created more opportunities,” he said after the 1-0 quarter final win against Angola.
Blessed with options in attack, it is somehow surprising that they have only scored six goals in five games at tournament. Peseiro defended his players for the 1-0 win over Angola, before admitting that the lack of game time of the duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Joe Aribo isn’t helping his team in terms of chances creation.
Although the Super Eagles stay top in that regards, the coach who is yet to give Iheanacho a minute and also used Aribo sparingly at the tournament says others muat step up and show why they are playing ahead of the duo.
“We are a quality team, Angola was very good, but we had more luck. I remain satisfied with my players but want us to be more efficient,” Peseiro added.
“We’re missing some key creators like Iheanacho and Aribo, so it’s been hard. But others must now step up,” he noted in an interview on the official website of CAF.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
