Former Nigerian goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has commended the performance of the Super Eagles despite losing 2-0 to Costa Rica in an international friendly game on Thursday morning.
Oscar Duarte scored for the host in the 7th minute at San Jose before Kendall Waston added the second in the 73rd minute to condemn the Nigerians to another international friendly defeat.
Although it was the Super Eagles B team that featured in the encounter as the first team players were doing business for their various club sides.
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However, reacting to the team’s performance, Rufai in a chat with Completesports.com, stated that the players didn’t disappoint despite the defeat to Costa Rica.
“This is a good performance form the Super Eagles against a Costa Rican side that paraded their best stars for the encounter.
“I am not really disappointed with the result but will commend the players for their brilliant performance in that game. This will further improve the confidence of the players and also gives the Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro an insight on players he can draft to the the main team.”
By Augustine Akhilomen
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Nigerian football teams have turned to punching bags for other countries to toy with. #Shame
WHY are WE always COMMENDING MIDIOCRE in this COUNTRY?
Am very sure that the CORONA VIRUS ALGERIA B TEAM that DEFEATED EGUAVEON and HIS FULL FLEDGED TEAM would have done something better if they were the ones that PLAYED this COSTA RICAN side….
I mean look at some other COUNTRIES…
They have a WELL STRUCTURED FOOTBALL TEAM..
From their A to their TEAM Z are all GOOD…
But ours, WE still dey STRUGGLE with the MAIN SUPER EAGLES not to talk of the HOME BASED…
Monkey Post you complain about everythin Sha. I hail you.
That’s because NOTHING seems to RIGHT in this COUNTRY in terms of FOOTBALL and since the DEPARTURE of GENERAL ROAH…
U dey waste your time…. That guy seems negativity in everything.
LMFAO!
WELDONE OGA D (DEFEATS) POSITIVE ..
LMFAO!
Well if my AGRESSIVE TRUTH in this FORUM is what you PEOPLE call NEGATIVITY, then I want to stay that way all my LIFE…
my brother our beloved country is struggling at moment due to this bad president, governors, chairman, house of rep, etc is like a virus affecting our football too, bigmanism, worship prestige all these attitudes need to be dropped from our country people also to move on, etc also look at our Naira is like £1 TO 1000 NAIRA ??? WHICH WAY ARE WE GOING???
That’s because NOTHING seems to RIGHT in this COUNTRY in terms of FOOTBALL and since the DEPARTURE of GENERAL ROAH…
You have problem ..
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DECEIVING OURSELVES IN THIS COUNTRY.
**** WHERE IS THE LEAGUE TO SELECT BETTER PLAYERS ???????????
Praising a failed system, just to curry favour and wangle your way back in for selfish reasons. There is no truth from these self-centred ex-internationals. Truth is they are jealously guarding whatever success they had attained and do NOT want others to surpass them. This is what happens to many extinguished families in Nigeria: no mentoring to enable the coming generation to excel.
If these guys cannot speak out objectively, where is our hope? Doing things impulsively, without plans, no set goals; and the end result? MOVING IN CIRCLES.
Nice one @ KangaA. I have lost every iota of respect for all these self acclaimed ex whatever. How on earth will someone celebrate this height of mediocrity for crying out loud. Are we as a football nation suppose to be on this level? How difficult is it for our football authorities to get their priorities right?. How difficult is it to establish a decree that will ensure every local base SE play consistently with the national teams for 2 years before getting certification to go foreign, thus helping in building a solid homebase SE which altogether help lay foundation for a solid mainstream SE. But Na, they are here celebrating nonsense…..
Must we complain in everything? Brazil lost 07 in front of their fans but they stil move on.things will soon change for good. let’s souport nff and the coaching crew
My brother tell them, they keep making noise has if when chosen to pick the team they will do better than the coach. You guys should go and sleep, costa rica was just lucky to have won that game. Some home based players assembled did there best, they had several opportunities to have won that game but didn’t take advantage of it, at least some people were screaming they will collect wotowoto, Lets see the ones that will play portugal what will take place
Things fall apart since Rohr Departed