Nigeria got crushed by Mali in an international friendly match last night in Marrakesh..
The Super Eagles had a confidence-boosting victory over Ghana on Friday but they totally let us down on Tuesday, with Awaziem making a terrible mistake that let Atalanta’s Toure score for Mali.
Moses Simon messed up a chance to tie the game in a crash with goalie Mamadou Samassa, and the replacement player Cyriel Dessers from Rangers also wasted a golden opportunity to even the score at 1-1 in the second half.
The Super Eagles were terrible and couldn’t score the equalizer. They ended up losing when Doumbia scored a late goal to give Mali their second friendly win in a row.
Nigeria had a terrible night. They didn’t live up to expectations, even though they beat Ghana on Friday.
That’s an actual blow to interim boss Finidi George’s chances of getting the manager’s job permanently before the World Cup qualifiers.
Eric Chelle must have been so relieved after that heartbreaking Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final loss in Ivory Coast.
They will take a lot of confidence into their own June qualifiers against Ghana and Madagascar.