By Olamilekan FAWAS
Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director, Tunde Disu, has said hard luck was responsible for Nigeria’s ouster from the ongoing World Cup in Russia.
TBI Africa reports that the Super Eagles lost1-2 to La Albiceleste of Argentina in their last Group D match at St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
An emotional Disu said the Genort Rohr-tutored side deserved to win baring the last minute goal by Marcus Rojo.
TBI Africa reports that the Super Eagles narrowly lost to La Abieletes by two well taken goals by Lionel Messi and a last gap shot by Rojo, while Victor Moses scored Nigeria’s goal through a penalty kick.
“Hard luck caused the Eagles loss to Argentina; I think we did not deserve to lose the game by all standards.
“The Eagles played to the best of their abilities save some players, the coach ought to have removed during the match, one of whom was Moses.
“The coach should have replaced Moses to bring on a more vibrant Alex Iwobi. Moses looked tired and was not marking anyone towards the tail end of the match.
“In all, I think it was a good outing for us because Argentina has the experience to beat Nigeria at any given time; only that we showed the world that we are no push over,’’ he said.
Disu said the Eagles should hold their heads high as they did not have the worst campaign after all.
“The Eagles should not be too sad about this, they played a more experienced side with quality players and they still held their own.It is a loss for us, yet it is a good outing at the World Cup,’’ he said.
TBI Africa reports that Nigeria has never defeated Argentina in all the five encounters they have had at the World Cup, starting from the USA ’94 edition.
In that encounter, the Diego Maradonna-captained squad beat the Super Eagles 2-1 in a keenly contested match, where Nigeria drew the first blood through a Samson Siasia’s goal.
But the Argentines eventually brought their guile and skill to bear on the Super Eagles who were playing for the first time ever at the FIFA World Cup.
