– The ex-international expresses disappointment at the early exit of Nigeria at CHAN 2016
– Names prospective players for the Super Eagles
– Pleads with Oliseh to include some of the home based players in his future engagements
Nigeria’s ex-international Tijani Babangida has disclosed that Nigeria’s early exit at the just concluded African Nations championship (CHAN) was the most disappointing for the country.
It would be recalled that the Super Eagles of Nigeria crashed out of the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda after a 1 – 0 defeat to the Syli Nationale of Guinea on January 26, in the last round of matches in Group C.
Tijani Babangida celebrates a goal with team mate, Sunday Oliseh at France 98 FIFA world cup
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In a chat with Completesportsnigeria.com, the former Ajax winger stated that the Eagles would have reached the latter stages of the competition if they had achieved victory on January 22 against Tunisia.
He said: “The most disappointing game for us was not the defeat against Guinea but the draw against Tunisia because if we had won that game and lost to the Guineans, we could have qualified for the quarter-finals and possibly the semis.
“I agree with you that they will always be a threat because of the standard of their league which is one of the best in Africa, yes, but we missed that chance and I hope we get luckier next time,” he stated.
The former Super Eagles winger however tipped the trio of Osas Okoro, Prince Aggreh and Ezekiel Bassey to get their chances in the ‘main’ Super Eagles team along with the foreign-based stars.
“Despite the fact that we were unable to get far in the CHAN, you will agree with me that we were able to see some good talents that the coach, Sunday Oliseh, can invite to the team for the upcoming games that will now also comprise of foreign-based players.
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“Osas Okoro as you saw was clearly one of our best players and I’m sure of the competition. Prince Aggreh and Ezekiel Bassey are equally good players and have played a couple of matches before. I’m proud of these boys and I’m confident they will be part of our matches going forward,” he concluded.
It would be recalled that the Leopards of Democratic Republic of Congo were crowned champions of the tournament after humiliating Mali 3 – 0 in the final at the Amahoro stadium in Kigali to emerge winners for a second time.
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