Win over Burkina Faso, boost for Eagles –Keshi Written by Chris Agbambu - Abuja Wednesday, 11 September 2013 00:00 font size Print Email Rate this item 1 2 3 4 5 (0 votes) раскрутка сайтов SUPER Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, has described Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Stallions of Burkina in an international friendly as a morale booster. “This is encouraging to the team,” Keshi said in a post-match conference. “You can say it was a friendly but I have a squad of players who are ready to make statements. Three days ago, we were quarelling in the dressing room over missed chances. Today, we scored four goals,” Keshi said in reference to last Saturday’s Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier in Calabar, where Nigeria scored two goals against the 10-man Malawian team. “We talked of selection headache and against Malawi we had a tough time picking the 11 with an appeal to those who were dropped that they would have their chance later. You can see how Brown Ideye grabbed his chance today, he scored two goals. Since I have been in charge, the guy has never given me two goals in a game. In a way we are on course,” said the former coach of Togo. Keshi is also glad Newcastle striker, Sola Ameobi scored his first goal for Nigeria in the game against Burkina Faso. “It is something to take back to England for Shola, it is a reward for his hardwork.” Keshi also joked that hitman, Emmanuel Emenike paid the debt he owed the Burkinabes for scoring the game’s fourth goal. “He was not available against Burkina Faso in the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), today he has scored the goal he owed them.” Goals from Brown Ideye (13th and 43rd minute), Shola Ameobi (53rd minute) and substitute Emmanuel Emenike (63rd minute) gave Nigeria a 4-0 lead before Sinkore Seidu scored the consolatory goal for the Stallions off a corner kick. Last modified on Tuesday, 10 September 2013 21:45 модули joomla 2.5
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