Despite back-to-back 2 – 1 and 0 – 1 losses to England and Czech Republic respectively, the Nigerian Football Federation says that the defeats suffered in friendly games is no cause for alarm. Speaking to pressmen at the Glass House in Abuja after the loss to Czech Republic, the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Sanusi Mohammed, said he is optimistic that the Super Eagles will respond well at the 2108 World Cup in Russia.
The administrator noted that, “The NFF have done their part in preparing the team for the World Cup, it is now left for the them to reciprocate the gesture by getting results in Russia. We are not worried by these defeats suffered in friendly games. These are friendly games and they are meant to try new tactics and blend the team, the results don’t really matter because I know our boys were not at their best. There is no cause for alarm.”
Nigeria has lost 3 out of 6 friendly games played thus far but the administrator explains that, “…the boys are not giving their best because they don’t want to sustain injury before the start of the World Cup. They are playing safe and I am sure they will go full blast when they face Croatia next week.”