Nigeria assistant coach Joseph Yobo disagrees with claims the Super Eagles were relaxed during Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Benin Republic.
The three-time African kings sailed to Porto-Novo with the ambition of earning a win or a draw to qualify for the biennial football showpiece. Nevertheless, Lesotho’s 0-0 draw with Sierra Leone earned Gernot Rohr’s men an early ticket.
As expected, that changed the complexion of the game at the Stade Charles de Gaulle against Michel Dussuyer’s men.
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Even with Nigeria’s 1-0 win thanks to Paul Onuachu’s last-gasp header, fans voiced their displeasure with the showing of Rohr’s team, but the legendary defender feels the result is all that matters.