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Posted by Moses Okechukwu
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has slammed the Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong and striker Cyriel Dessers aft Nigeria were held to a gully by South Africa successful a World Cup qualifier. The effect has enactment Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the 2026 tourney successful jeopardy with lone 2 matches left.
The lucifer played connected Tuesday began severely arsenic Nigerian defender Ola Aina was forced disconnected with an wounded successful the 8th infinitesimal and things got worse successful the 25th infinitesimal aft Troost-Ekong mistakenly scored an ain goal.
“The Super Eagles’ warring tone was diminished for a play aft squad skipper William Ekong inadvertently swept the shot into his ain nett successful the 25th minute, wrong-footing Stanley Nwabali to springiness the Bafana the pb and large impetus,” the NFF said successful a connection issued by the Director of Communications, Dr. Ademola Olajire.
Nigeria equalized conscionable earlier half-time by Calvin Bassey, who was applauded for his effort.
“Defender Calvin Bassey showed immense warring tone and resilience to get Nigeria backmost into the crippled with a infinitesimal near of the archetypal period, erstwhile helium ran with the shot upfront. The shot recovered Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, whose pull-out Bassey met firmly to motion past Ronwen Williams for the leveller,” the federation noted.
The NFF was not blessed with Dessers, who was replaced aft the archetypal half.
“Cyriel Dessers, who had an unimpressive crippled successful Uyo wherever helium turned retired to beryllium a substitute that was substituted, did not person a amended crippled arsenic helium was excessively dilatory to latch onto passes, could not triumph aerial balls and did small successful bringing live the Nigerian attack,” the connection read.
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