Babalola Oluwatomiwa
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Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has has insisted that his team is not ready for the 2016 CHAN championship, following their a 1-1 draw against Angola in a warm-up match in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Bartholomew Ibenegbu opened scoring for the Nigerian Team ‘B’ through a penalty kick in the 84th minute, before CHAN-bound Angola equalised four minutes later.
“I am happy with the way they played, but we’re not yet ready for CHAN,” admitted Oliseh, who faces his first major test in charge of Nigeria at the tournament reserved for players who feature in their home leagues.
“We played the game without strikers because our two top strikers (Tunde Adeneji and Chisom Chikatara) are injured and we also have to get used to the high altitude,” he explained.
Meanwhile the officials have disclosed that team will observe a rest day on Friday before they resume training in Pretoria the following day ahead of their next warm-up match against Cote d’Ivoire on Monday.
Nigeria finished third on their CHAN debut two years ago in South Africa. Africanfootball
Bartholomew Ibenegbu opened scoring for the Nigerian Team ‘B’ through a penalty kick in the 84th minute, before CHAN-bound Angola equalised four minutes later.
“I am happy with the way they played, but we’re not yet ready for CHAN,” admitted Oliseh, who faces his first major test in charge of Nigeria at the tournament reserved for players who feature in their home leagues.
“We played the game without strikers because our two top strikers (Tunde Adeneji and Chisom Chikatara) are injured and we also have to get used to the high altitude,” he explained.
Meanwhile the officials have disclosed that team will observe a rest day on Friday before they resume training in Pretoria the following day ahead of their next warm-up match against Cote d’Ivoire on Monday.
Nigeria finished third on their CHAN debut two years ago in South Africa. Africanfootball