How can this guy ever win AFOY?
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How can this guy ever win AFOY?
..I mean a guy that will take Boltons worthless cup more seriously than his national team aspirations do not belong in the pantheons of Africa's best soccer players.
I believe what we really need is not just a change of coach, but also a change of captain!
Vanguard
We didn’t take the game seriously —Okocha
By Tony Ubani
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Moments after Morocco stunned Nigeria 1-0 in Monastir, captain Austin Okocha admitted that the Super Eagles took the game for granted.
Okocha, who many fans expected to lift the Super Eagles to an easy win against the Atlas Lions, said further that the Moroccans were allowed to be more dominant in the match.
“We virtually allowed the Moroccans to do what they wanted to do and it was only when they scored we were able to turn on the pressure”, said Okocha in Monastir.
“We needed to take the game more seriously”, the Bolton Wanderers captain added.
The Super Eagles, favourites to win the Nations Cup are now in danger of not going beyond the quarter-final stage because of the potentially explosive match with defending champions, Cameroon in the round of eight.
Nigeria’s next match is against South Africa on Saturday and anything short of a victory means the Super Eagles could be bidding bye to Tunisia 2004.
Only two teams would qualify to the next stage from the Group which also includes football minnows, Benin Republic.
The Super Eagles last match is against the Sparrows of Benin.
I believe what we really need is not just a change of coach, but also a change of captain!
Vanguard
We didn’t take the game seriously —Okocha
By Tony Ubani
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Moments after Morocco stunned Nigeria 1-0 in Monastir, captain Austin Okocha admitted that the Super Eagles took the game for granted.
Okocha, who many fans expected to lift the Super Eagles to an easy win against the Atlas Lions, said further that the Moroccans were allowed to be more dominant in the match.
“We virtually allowed the Moroccans to do what they wanted to do and it was only when they scored we were able to turn on the pressure”, said Okocha in Monastir.
“We needed to take the game more seriously”, the Bolton Wanderers captain added.
The Super Eagles, favourites to win the Nations Cup are now in danger of not going beyond the quarter-final stage because of the potentially explosive match with defending champions, Cameroon in the round of eight.
Nigeria’s next match is against South Africa on Saturday and anything short of a victory means the Super Eagles could be bidding bye to Tunisia 2004.
Only two teams would qualify to the next stage from the Group which also includes football minnows, Benin Republic.
The Super Eagles last match is against the Sparrows of Benin.