Simon Moses, a winger for the Super Eagles, has cited the referee’s decisions as the reason for his team’s 2-1 loss to Algeria in a Tuesday international friendly.
Recall that Nigeria took the lead just eight minutes into the match on a goal from Terem Moffi, and that the Fennecs drew even 40 seconds later on a penalty kick from Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez.
Youcef Atal cracker, however, handed the Peseiro his first loss to an African team since taking over the team earlier in the year, 21 minutes later.
Simon responded to the match by criticizing the center referee’s officiating and lamenting the fact that the game did not proceed as they had anticipated.
Simon responded to the match by criticizing the center referee’s officiating and claiming that the game did not go according to plan.
“In actuality, the game did not go as we had anticipated. However, since we constantly learn, it is a necessary part of the job. And I’m confident that we will learn a lot from it.
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“We are all aware that the referee did not treat us fairly. The coach then advised us to move on and keep fighting, so we did. Because we play for pride, our families, and Nigerian fans, we only need to motivate and inspire ourselves. Even though we tried our best, things did not turn out as expected.
Nigeria had recently fought to a 2-2 draw with the Algerian team playing at home. Although neither team advanced to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the Nigerian coach was hoping to get to know the players better through the matches.
