FC Porto and Nigeria international defender Zaidu Sanusi has come out with a proper translation of what Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes said after their 4-0 win over Nigeria.
Fernandez scored twice in the rout and was said to have dismissed the Super Eagles as a top team after the game. That statement went viral especially on social media owing to his damning dismissal of the team.
“Our match against Nigeria was not on the standard we wanted. Their level was not on a world class required standard. So here in Qatar we will face the World best. We wanted to play a tough national team, but all of them were already occupied. Nigeria was the only one available. They didn’t test us at all”, he was quoted as saying.
However many used the goggle translator to translate it to English as the interview was done in Portuguese but Zaidu who missed the game due to injury said the whole interview was taken out of context owing to the method used in translating it.
” Bruno gave the interview in Portuguese and what he said was they wanted a tough test before the World Cup hence the decision to play Nigeria. However the game was easier than they anticipated and they expect a tougher test in Qatar. More like telling the fans that all games won’t be like that at the World Cup”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
