Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi believes
his players only have themselves to blame after failing to qualify for the 2015
Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles will not be present to defend their
continental crown at next year’s Equatorial Guinea showpiece after Wednesday’s
2-2 draw against South Africa proved insufficient in terms of qualification
from Group A.
Keshi
That honour instead went to Bafana
Bafana, who finished as group winners, and Congo, who saw off Sudan 1-0 in a
simultaneous kick-off.
Speaking after the game, Keshi
bluntly said: “Maybe we took South Africa for granted and we paid dearly for
this.”
Meanwhile, former Nigeria captain
Segun Odegbami expressed his dismay at the team’s failure to qualify, saying:
“I’m numbed with shock we are not going to the Nations Cup.
“We have always taken South Africa
for granted, believing we can take them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but
they have now shown us that this is an end of era.”
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