Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle saw the Nigerian team lost for the first time after a 0-1 defeat to Senegal in the opening game of the ongoing CHAN Championship, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Both teams didn’t look quite convincing in the early exchanges, and with no clear cut chance falling to either of the teams. The first half ended in a stalemate.
Nigeria resumed the second half the better side, but still find it hard to create anything meaningful making it very easy for the Senegalese side to contain them despite their high possession of the ball.
With 15 minutes left to play in the game, a defensive mixup involving Nigerian centre back duo of Junior Nduka and Leonard Ngenge was made worse with goalkeeper Mustapha Lawal came charging out of his line, but got no where near the through ball.
Christian Gomis ran onto the ball and rounded Lawal, before scoring what ended as the sole goal of the game, and also Chelle’s first defeat in six games since taking over as coach.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
