Akpoborie: Nigeria may not qualify for 2015 Nations Cup
Eagles coach Steven Kashi
The former Super Eagles forward also
expressed doubts over the Eagles’ chances of booking a place in the 2015
Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
“The outcome was not good enough because we did not play the best of our football and besides the Eagles were not purposeful and aggressive enough,” Akpoborie told Goal.
“We could have secured a win in this game but it’s just painful that our players lacked the desire to win, that was why in the whole of the game, we had just a clear cut chance.”
The former VFB Stuttgart star also pointed out the reasons why the Nigeria national team have looked so ordinary in recent times.
“Since Keshi took over, we are used to just one system where we rely on the speed of our attackers and rely on counter.
“Just like it happened against Congo we had problems, there was no transition between the midfield and the attack. Even from the attack to the defence, it was not really good enough.
“This has been the problem with the team for a very long time but we have just been lucky. Right now, it is really telling on the team.
“As it stands, it will really be difficult to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations because we have bungled away our chances. Congo now top the group with six points with South Africa having four points.”
Akpoborie concluded by saying that the Nigeria Football Federation should take a drastic decision on whether Keshi should continue as the national team coach or get another better hand to lead the team.
“The outcome was not good enough because we did not play the best of our football and besides the Eagles were not purposeful and aggressive enough,” Akpoborie told Goal.
“We could have secured a win in this game but it’s just painful that our players lacked the desire to win, that was why in the whole of the game, we had just a clear cut chance.”
The former VFB Stuttgart star also pointed out the reasons why the Nigeria national team have looked so ordinary in recent times.
“Since Keshi took over, we are used to just one system where we rely on the speed of our attackers and rely on counter.
“Just like it happened against Congo we had problems, there was no transition between the midfield and the attack. Even from the attack to the defence, it was not really good enough.
“This has been the problem with the team for a very long time but we have just been lucky. Right now, it is really telling on the team.
“As it stands, it will really be difficult to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations because we have bungled away our chances. Congo now top the group with six points with South Africa having four points.”
Akpoborie concluded by saying that the Nigeria Football Federation should take a drastic decision on whether Keshi should continue as the national team coach or get another better hand to lead the team.
Source:http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/sports/34197-akpoborie-nigeria-may-not-qualify-for-2015-nations-cup
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