Former Nigeria international Azubuike Egwuekwe has said he never imagined the Super Eagles B team could suffer a humiliating defeat to Sudan.
The Super Eagles B crashed out of this year’s Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, after a shocking 4-0 defeat to Sudan in their second Group D match on Tuesday.
Eric Chelle’s side went into the game hoping to get their campaign back on track following their 1-0 loss to champions Senegal on matchday 1.
But it turned out to be their worst performance as they have now exited the tournament after suffering their joint heaviest defeat in CHAN history.
Speaking on the embarrassing loss Egwuekwe, a member of the Super Eagles squad that won the 2013 AFCON under late Stephen Keshi, blamed it on the poor state of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
“I’m very disappointed,” Egwuekwe, who was part of the Super Eagles B team that won bronze in their debut at the 2014 edition of CHAN, said on Brila FM.
“I don’t believe we can lose 4-0 to Sudan and this shows our league is down and the NFF should do something about it.”
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Egwuekwe also stated that the poor performance of the Super Eagles B team makes it difficult for Chelle to consider them for future assignments.
“How can you now convince the coach to call home-based players to the main Super Eagles team with this kind of performance.”
After two matches, the Super Eagles B are bottom with no point.
Meanwhile, they will take on Congo in their final group match on August 19.
The Congolese, third in the group on two points, need to win to stand a chance of advancing to the quarter-finals.
Sudan, on four points, top the group while Senegal, also on four points, are second.
By James Agberebi
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Everyone is blaming the players . while I will admit that some of the players werent good , I believe that thebCoach, s tactics was too primary. They did not play like a team well drilled tactical ly after camping for those number of weeks. Transition and recovery were also slow and poor. Upfront there was no penetration. I love Chille but im beginning to have some doubts about his tactical acumen. He needs assistance
from more tactical source to cross over south Africa and Rwanda in the forthcoming world otherwise with i hv noticed he can easily be floored . His standards Seems to be below that of Late steve Kechi and Mr Rohr. If Nigeria must move forward we need a coach that is an upgrade of these two coaches as far modern football is concerned
This is true. Four Four Two from Makoko street in Ijeshatedo has spoken.
Your sister Yabaoh of Mental Asylum and your alter ego Arara Kumbie agree with you.
Thank you.
Son of Sam, come out and fight, you gutless coward.
Let’s do 4 Vs 1
Four Four Two, Arara Kumbie, Ipetu Madu and Yabaoh Vs Geriatric Jones and the Willoughby of Woke.
You all are Woke. Lols.
I prefer to see it in this light: NFF had a hidden agenda dismissing the crew that qualified the nation in the first place.
Perhaps, they felt Chelle was raking too much dollars for doing “nothing” every month until the world cup qualifiers.
How many months has Chelle stayed with the home based squad or criss crossed npfl league matches before he can understand the kind of players that fit his football mould?
20 teams in npfl (including the relegated ones) with plenty vested interests in the chairmen of football clubs leagues with the agenda of promoting their players to a non Nigerian.
Worse still, old men claiming youth will naturally have football sense because they should have been “experienced” but what happened? The squad, from a league that has never been in the money spinning phase of Continental competitions in recent years, were just too found out.
Chan qualification wasn’t even our pastime. When last did we qualify?
If we had gone to unity cup with purely home based squad, lol, I laugh in hausa.
FIFA rankings will definitely suffer next month. A cross to carry and hopefully get serious with success rather than man know man tactics
The shambolic performance of the HOME GUINEA FOWL notwithstanding, the fact is that their still exists hidden gems plying their trade within Nigeria. The inept NFF, especially the moribund technical department must bear the lion share of the blame. Foreign clubs keep going to our academies and finding talents, but NFF chose to keep recycling mediocrity! Benjamin Frederick that everyone is excited about today, where was he discovered? Was he not an academy player? No doubt, there are many Benjamin Fredericks waiting to be discovered. They are out there. if NFF can just put our football ahead of their personal interest, and ensure that only the best players are invited to the national teams.
For me, I don’t subscribe to the idea that only foreign based players should be invited to the SE. I think that ALL PLAYERS WHO ARE GOOD ENOUGH, irrespective of location, should be considered for invitation. If we find a home based player who is head and shoulders better than a foreign based, does it not make sense to invite them? The emphasis should be on QUALITY OF THE PLAYER, not the player’s location.
Let’s do the right thing, and we will all reap the rewards.
why in the world would you still talk about the home based players in spite of this woeful disgraced the Nigeria nation just experienced surprised me. l am aware that this very coach is not that very good as well. Did you folks see the way he withdrew Victor Osimhen when we were leading only by one goal, only to replace him with boni-yeye who himself, did not know how to score for Nigeria ? The final result was a drew at home for a crucial world-cup match.
Homebased players are bunch of deadwoods. They should all be sent to Zambise forest.
This coach may not qualify us for the World cup.
Omo9ja, how market? Suden 4, Nigeria 0. What a disgrace. Nigeria not de carry last. Waitin be this.