Super
Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has said the Harambee Stars of Kenya’s
game plan was to frustrate the Eagles immediately they arrived in
Nigeria during their Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier played on Saturday
in Calabar.
The Kenyans, who haven’t beaten Nigeria
in 13 previous meetings, almost recorded a shock win over the Eagles,
when they took the lead in the first half at the UJ Esuene Stadium with
the Nigerians managing to equalise in the last minute.
There was a harsh exchange of words
between the Nigerian and Kenyan football authorities after the visitors
alleged that they received a cold treatment by the Nigeria Football
Federation ahead of the match.
But Keshi hailed his players for putting
up a spirited battle in ensuring the game ended 1-1, adding that the
draw was a wake-up call to the players and the technical crew.
“From the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport in Lagos, they started their complaints and they
came to Calabar with the same attitude but we still held our own against
them. Being champions is not an easy thing and I think we now know how
to play like champions when next we meet them in Nairobi,” Keshi said
while addressing the team’s players and officials after the encounter.
Also, NFF president, Aminu Maigari,
expressed happiness that the East Africans’ frustration tactics was
thwarted by the African champions.
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