AFCON: Osimhen Not At His Best – Peseiro Speaks After Nigeria vs Guinea-Bissau Match

The Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has expressed disappointment over his squad’s inability to score goals at the AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.

Sportxparte reported earlier that the Nigerian team progressed to the Round of 16 after securing a hard 1-0 victory against Guinea-Bissau on Monday evening.

During a post-match news conference in Abidjan, Peseiro said Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, was not at his best against Guinea-Bissau yesterday.

He also acknowledged that the players were wasteful and could not convert their chances during the match. However, while congratulating his team’s 1-0 victory over Guinea Bissau in the last group A match, Peseiro also congratulated Equatorial Guinea for leading the table.

The Super Eagles coach said though his team missed several scoring opportunities yesterday, they were reserving their goals for the next stage of the competition.

He emphasized his focus on each game and stated that he was not concerned about Nigeria’s next opponent in the round of 16.

Peseiro said: “Today, we played very good football but we missed scoring chances which is not good for us.

“Our striker, Victor Osimhen, was not at his best but I’m happy we are through to the next stage.

“I want to congratulate Equatorial Guinea for leading the group with seven points after scoring many goals. I also congratulate my team for making it to the next round.

“Today’s match was a tough one; we created four opportunities but we couldn’t convert them. But I’m still happy we progressed to the next stage.

“I believe we kept our goals for the next round; we will definitely work on our finishing ahead of our next match.

“For the next match, if you score goals you proceed to the next round,” the Super Eagles coach said.