Ladan Bosso the Flying Eagles coach, has expressed disappointment at his team’s early ouster from the men’s football event at the ongoing 13th African games currently holding in Ghana.
Bosso also heaped the blame on the team’s poor preparation prior to the start of the tournament.
Recall that the Flying Eagles finished third in Group B of the men’s football event behind Uganda and Senegal, with South Sudan finishing fourth on the log.
Bosso’s team took an early lead against Senegal in the second minute through Charles Agada but Idrissa Traore, however, equalised for Senegal in the 21st minute with a low shot.
Chibuzor Izuogu restored parity for Nigeria when he equalised to make it 2-2 through a brilliant free kick but Pape Diouf secured victory for Senegal when he scored from the spot to send Senegal to the semi-finals.
“I’m disappointed because this game was the best we have played so far in this tournament,” Bosso told pressmen.
“I didn’t have enough time to scout for players and what I did was to watch a few games in Uyo and other places .That’s where I saw the two Enyimba players, Daga and Chibueze.”
At the last 2019 edition in Rabat, Morocco, the Flying Eagles won silver in men’s football event after losing 2-0 to Burkina Faso in the final.