Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has congratulated Man of the Match Femi Azeez on his goal-scoring debut, while also pointing out some aspects of the Millwall winger’s game that need improvement.
Chelle made a dream debut for the Super Eagles, scoring twice in the 2-0 Unity Cup semi-final victory over the Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Valley on Tuesday.
The Millwall winger opened scoring in the fifth minute after he was set up by Terem Moffi.
Moffi also set up Azeez for Nigeria’s second two minutes after the hour the hour mark.
Chelle On Azeez
“He scored two goals, I congratulate him, but he lost a lot of balls, so not happy with him even though he recovered some of these balls,” Eric Chelle said at the post-match media briefing.
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“I also asked them to do the high pressing for the whole 90 minutes.”
On Super Eagles Performance
The coach also praised his experimental side for “playing like a team that had been together for six months or even a year,” insisting they fully deserved the victory.
“It was not easy for some of the players to play for the first time against a strong team like Zimbabwe,” he added.
“But this is a friendly not a World Cup or AFCON qualifier.
“All the same we deserved our victory and i am happy for the result.”
By Adeboye Amosu
