Alex Iwobi and Ahmed Musa Speak On Super Eagles’ Loss at AFCON 2021
Super Eagles stars, Alex Iwobi and Ahmed Musa finally broke their silence on Nigeria’s elimination from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon.
Nigeria was eliminated from the 2021 AFCON Round of 16 after losing 1-0 to Tunisia on Sunday night.
Iwobi was shown a red card during the match after receiving two yellow cards.
Reacting, Iwobi, in a post on his Instagram account on Tuesday, promised Super Eagles fans that the team would bounce back from the defeat.
He wrote: “Moments of joy can quickly turn into pain and anguish. As much as it’s a part of football, we came for more.
“Our fans who shared these moments with us both in Cameroon and across the world deserved more!
“The beauty of the game is the next moment of jubilation is never too far around the corner.
“We will be back to fight for our nation, stronger. We owe it to you, and I owe it to myself. Thank you for all the words of support & encouragement – it doesn’t go unnoticed.”
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa also admitted that the Super Eagles performance was not good enough.
“In life, things wouldn’t always go the way we want them to and that’s something we have to accept however hard it is,” Musa tweeted on Tuesday afternoon.
“We gave our 100% and unfortunately that wasn’t good enough to take us through.
“We won’t give up, we will do better next time. Thanks for all your support and prayers.”
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