WC: Nigeria urged to prepare for 2014

  1. Posted on Wednesday 23 June 2010 - 09:30
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    Samuel Okocha, AfricaNews reporter in Lagos, Nigeria
    Nigeria crashed out of the World Cup campaign in South Africa after their 2-2 draw with South Korea on Tuesday in a match that saw Super Eagles scoring first and wasting many scoring chances. With just one point from three matches, the Super Eagles failed to advance to the next round of sixteen.
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    It is the second time in four appearances the team is crashing out from the group stage of the World Cup after recording the same dismal feat in Korea/Japan 2002.

    ''We have a lot to learn because if you look at other teams they came with young players. I think the problem with us is that we have quite a lot of old players. Can you imagine bringing somebody like Kanu, Aiyegbeni and others," said Andrew Taylor a football analyst and producer with Voice of Nigeria, Lagos.

    Taylor said Nigeria must go back to the drawing board to "get seriously prepared for 2014" and avoid the temptation of sacking Coach Lars Lagerback will not solve the problem.

    "Let’s continue with Lagerback. From the little we have seen, I think time is what matters. If this guy is give sufficient he will be able to do a lot about overhauling the Nigerian team," he said about Lagerback who spent barely three months with the team.

    Francis Ehikaise who had earlier predicted Nigeria's failure to advance after he watched Super Eagles go down 2-1 against Greece said Nigeria's nightmare started before the African Nation Cup in Angola.

    "It clearly showed we planned to fail even before the competition because the whole thing started in Angola 2010," said the Head of Sports at Voice of Nigeria lamenting that most of boys who played poorly in Angola were the same that laced their boots for South Africa.

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