Former Nigerian international Friday Ekpo has lauded Super Eagles interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen’s tactical changes in the team’s 1-0 win over Libya in Friday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Recall that Fisayo Dele-Bashiru came from the bench to earn Nigeria victory over Libya at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, after the Mediterranean Knights spent most of the game in their half defending.
Reacting after the game, Ekpo, in an interview with Completesports.com, hailed Eguavoen’s tactical changes in the second half.
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“I want to first congratulate the Super Eagles for the win over Libya. It was a hard-fought victory that the team deserved after dominating possession for the entire part of the game.
“I must credit Augustine Eguavoen’s tactical changes in the second half, and it paid off with Dele-Bashiru’s only goal of the game. Libya came into the game with a defensive approach and never showed any sign of attacking the Super Eagles.
“But then, Eguavoen read the game well and brought in players that delivered the three points for Nigeria. I am sure the return leg on Tuesday will be a different ball game because I know the Libyans will come out against Nigeria.”
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What‘s not to like about Coach Eguavoen’s tactical astuteness!
He kept Moses Simon who provided the sweet cross on the field, brought on Fikayo Dele-Bashiru who applied the finishing touch. Folks who used to defend Mr. Rohr when his teams used to struggle mightily saying that there are no more minnows in African soccer now castigate Coach Eguavoen for actually winning a difficult match.
Did any reasonable fan actually think that Libya a decent African soccer nation fighting for its CAF Nations qualification lives would come here to lay down and die?
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO BE DECEIVING OURSELVES IN ALL AREA OF LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY.
POLITICIANS WILL BE DISTRIBUTING PALLIATIVES,RICE FOR PEOPLE SOME DAYS BEFORE ELECTION, WE WILL BE HAILING THEM AND VOTE FOR THEM AGAIN, NOT MINDING THE SUFFERNESS THEY HAVE PASS THROUGH FOR PAST THREE & HALF YEARS.
**IN AFCON 2021, EQUAVEON’S EAGLES DEFEATED EGYPTIAN,M.SALAH, THEY ARE ALL HAPPY, CLAIMING THAT THEY ARE GOOD, NOT KNOWING THAT IT IS WORST TEAM IN AFCON GROUP STAGE WILL BEAT THEM & CRASH OUT IN 2ND ROUND OF AFCON COMPETITION, WHICH THEY MAKE RECORD OF WORST EVER TEAM IN HISTORY OF NIGERIA AFCON PARTICIPATION.
WE SHOULD STOP DECIEVE OURSELVES THAT EQUAVEON IS WINNING MATCH WITH POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE FIELD OF PLAY WHICH CANNOT BOAST FUTURE HOPE OF NIGERIA TEAM.
** SUPER EAGLE NEED A DISCIPLINE STANDARD FOREIGN COACH THAT KNOWS AFRICAN FOOTBALL, NIGERIA PLAYERS & WILL NOT TOLERATE INDISCIPLINE, LATENESSES TO CAMP AND ALWAYS USING FORMS/COMMITMENT IN INVITING PLAYERS.
Nigerian fans na wa oo, highly insatiable.
Tell me you are very happy with today’s match, the set up and the performance
NFF is killing Super Eagles by collecting bribe all the time.
Too much unfit players that has no business in the team.