The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has admitted that the Super Eagles have a lot to learn ahead of their 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers next month.
Nigeria had a no win in the two October international friendly encounters against both the Desert Foxes of Algeria and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia respectively.
The Super Eagles slumped to a l-0 defeat in the hands of the reigning African Champions, Algeria at the Worthersee Stadium in Flagenfurt Austria on Friday October 9.
Four days later, the three-time African Champions settled for a 1-1 draw with Tunisia at the Jacques Lemans Arena, Austria to round off their disappointing two-match FIFA international window.
After the game against Tunisia on Tuesday which saw Nigeria play out a draw with a goal from Kelechi Iheanacho before Mohamed Drager equalised, the NFF admitted the team needed to improve.
On its Instagram page, thenffofficial, NFF wrote : “Good test for the @ng_supereagles a lot to learn. The team gathers again in November for AFCON 2021 qualifiers #soarsupereagles #*team9jastrong.”
Nigeria will meet Sierra Leone in an AFCON qualification double header in November. The Super Eagles are topping the table with six maximum points from two wins in their group.
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