Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu said that the elimination
of Super Eagles at the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda as
bad news.
Super Eagles lost 0-1 to Guinean, Syli Nationale in last
group match yesterday at the Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu. Syli Nationale
dangerman, Ibrahim Sankhon’s lone strike in the 45th minute proved adequate to
hand his side the vital win that cemented a quarterfinals berth for the West
Africans.
Chukwu, however, will want the CHAN Eagles to be kept
together to form the basis of the mainstream side, Super Eagles. “I consider
the result as bad and terrible for Eagles to lose 0-1 to Guinea. That’s a bad
way to end a championship campaign that started quite well.
“Well, that’s
football there is nothing any of us can do to change the result, it’s just
unfortunate.
“However, I will like this CHAN squad to be kept together to
form the bulk of Super Eagles so that in the next competition we will be
certain we have a team already on ground,” said the former Nigeria
international.
Chukwu said the CHAN championship lesson is for us to always
consider the domestic players in all our football programmes.
“The sure lesson from the CHAN is for us not to neglect the
home-based players in our football programme and to always keep them busy with
competitions. “I will still insist that the home players be made the basis of
the main Super Eagles a trend in most progressive countries,” said the former
Kenyan manager.
Guinea and Tunisia progressed to the quarter finals in Group
C while Nigeria and Niger were eliminated from the biennial football showpiece.
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