The qualification series for the 2024 AFCON tournament continues on Monday in Group A, where Nigeria, ranked 35th in the world, lost to 118th-ranked Guinea Bissau last Friday at the Moshood Abiola Stadium and now need a quick return to winning ways to wrestle back leadership of the group.
It was yet another sad example of how things have gone wrong with the Super Eagles recently, as the team led by Coach Jose Peseiro lost their fourth consecutive match.
The Eagles have only scored once during this losing streak.
Despite assembling top stars such as Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze, Alex Iwobi, and Moses Simon, who play in Europe’s top five leagues, the three-time African champions, valued at $360 million, lost in front of home fans to Guinea Bissau’s wild dogs, with a valuation of $7.5 million.
While many think the Super Eagles did not play well enough last Friday in Abuja, coach Jose Peseiro feels otherwise, as he said his team was just unlucky not to score from the chances they created.
“We are sad and upset with this bad result. But we played a good game, very attacking, and created many goal-scoring opportunities that unfortunately we didn’t take.
“We want to repeat this performance in Guinea, but scoring. We are going with all our commitment and sacrifice to win,” the 62-year-old manager affirmed in a Twitter post at the weekend before departing for the second leg billed for Estadio Nacional 24 de Setembro.
