Head coach of Tanzania Miguel Gamondi has explained what led to his team’s 1-3 defeat to Nigeria in the AFCON qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria got off to a flying start with Alhassan Yusuf scoring in the first minute, but were stunned when Alphonce Msanga levelled for the visitors in the 32nd minute.
Super Eagles however turned the game around once again to win the tie 3-1 with substitute Tolu Arokodare scoring a brace in the 52nd and 60th minute respectively.
Gamondi praised the effort of his players, but conceded that Nigeria deserved to win the game, and subsequently gave his reasons.
“We started in the worst scenery that we can start by conceding in the first minute of a game against Nigeria should be a killer situation, but my boys showed big character with mind on the pitch believing and we manage to equalise”, he stated at the post match presser.
“It’s true that Nigeria dominated the game but didn’t create a lot of chances in the first half and in the second half. We can see the difference, the quality of the players who came in from the bench for Nigeria.
“There are big players, strikers and even physically and the quality and this was the difference. We tried surviving these pressure for the first 15 minutes but they made a lot of pressure, attacking well and Nigeria deserved to win the game but I am very proud of my players”.
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