Football-loving Nigerians are livid. The reason for this is that with just six days to the kick-off of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, the Super Eagles lost their final warm-up game to Guinea 0-2.
To make matters worse, it was not televised so there was no way to assess the players going to Cote d’Ivoire.
Nigeria’s slogan for this campaign is #LetsDoItAgain, referring to an intention to build on the three previous triumphs. But with Monday’s result, Nigerians are not sure the Jose Peseiro tutored side is ready to do it again. Some have even referred to it as a pipe dream.
Peseiro fielded what could be best described as the second-11 to begin the game and goals from Camara Aguibou and Facinet Conte will give him and his technical team more worries than joy as they return to Nigeria for a send-off party on Tuesday.
Some social media users who didn’t take the defeat lightly took to the various social platforms of the national team to vent.
The Super Eagles will begin their AFCON campaign against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
See some reactions below…
Lets do what again ? pic.twitter.com/yLWkmwdRxP— Èrin Lakataábu (@TheOgbeniOpa) January 8, 2024
So it has gotten to this 😔😔 pic.twitter.com/2Zrr1k0Kmh— Utdtaad (@Tad0xe) January 8, 2024
Argentina lost their opening match in last #FIFAWC to Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and went on to win it. Nigeria 🇳🇬 is winning the #AFCON2023 in Cameroon 🇨🇲 🏆 pic.twitter.com/bQFzjraJyr
— Oshomah (Prince) (@Callipers_) January 8, 2024
Let's do it again Don CHOP 2 ZERO untop friendly match. pic.twitter.com/3xJEZaPdZk
Thank God DSTV no go show this AFCON, na more sadness una for add to Nigerians. We're not ready for another heartbreak.— Lifeissues11 (@AGINAS) January 8, 2024
Do what again!
Abeg stop that costly joke— CAC ACCREDITED AGENTS (@cacagents) January 8, 2024
Guinea is beating us and we want to win AFCON.
You guys ehn!
Osimhen can even pay the salary of the full Guinea squad, Nawa!— TobyWrites (@tobyasky) January 8, 2024
Let’s do what again ? No gree for anybody
Una go dey chop 2-0
— JayNaija (@Jaynaija) January 8, 2024
let’s do what again? pic.twitter.com/ERQTNeC7ip— joseph anya (@josephanyaa) January 8, 2024
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