After a dismal draw against Lesotho, Super Eagles coach Peseiro remarks, “It was bad luck.”
The coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, said that terrible luck was the cause of Nigeria’s 1-1 tie with the Lesotho Crocodiles.
The dismal draw of the Nigerian football team in the opening match of the 2026 African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup at Godswil Akpabio stadium infuriated supporters of the national squad.After Motlomelo Mkhwanazi gave Lesotho the lead in the 56th minute, West Brom defender Semi Ajayi scored the equaliser from a corner.
Peseiro himself attributed the draw to ill luck in remarks made following the game.
“I am sad, of course, disappointed by the outcome, but my team did everything we could,” he stated.
“We controlled the ball for 76% of the time compared to 24% for the opposition, who only had two opportunities to score and managed to score a goal.
“We had numerous opportunities to score. It was unlucky.
Ifeanyi Udeze, a former Super Eagle defender, expressed his anger at the “unacceptable” outcome in the meantime.
“We couldn’t defeat Lesotho in this, our first World Cup qualifier in front of home supporters.
This was not a match versus Ghana, the Ivory Coast, or Cameroon. It was a defeat.
In a post on X on Friday, Sunday Oliseh, the former coach of the Super Eagles, called the game a “national emabrassment.”
His statement: “Haba Does this nightmare have an end? This morning when I woke up, it was shocking. Our local team is supposed to have defeated Lesotho! They even scored before us! The awful thing is that there are no repercussions for these national embarrassments, sef!On Sunday, Nigeria and Zimbabwe will play their second qualifying match. The Super Eagles were unable to earn a spot in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
