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| Eagles coach, Keshi |
Nigeria were denied a chance to defend their
title in Equatorial Guinea after being held to a 2-2
draw by South Africa in their AFCON 2015 Group A last qualifying match in Uyo
on Wednesday.
Congo defeated Sudan 1-0 in the other group
fixture in Khartoum to seal their place in the tournament along with South
Africa, who had already qualified for the competition after beating Sudan 2-1
in Durban last Saturday.
In separate interviews with the News Agency
of Nigeria, Onigbinde and Amiesimaka decried the Eagles’ approach
to the clash.
“I’m not surprised that we have found ourselves
in this situation. We needed to get it right from the beginning. Whoever fails
to plan plans to fail,” Onigbinde was quoted by NAN as saying during
the week.
“It’s not a new thing, we have lost on so many
occasions. As usual, we will complain and fail to address issues which made us
fail. We don’t learn and we just expect miracles.
“But God has shown that even if He gives you
several opportunities, he knows when to give others their chance to shine. It’s
so unfortunate.”
Amesimaka lamented the team did not exhibit
sufficient skills in the match and that the defenders played as if they were
playing with so much pressure hanging on their necks.
The 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winner said,
‘’They did not approach the game with flair, confidence and good football
skills that had been the hallmark of a Super Eagles team.
‘’We need to learn from this and resurrect our
football through the youth ranks – where young players can be well managed and
groomed to quality players.”
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