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Nigeria's player urges Super Eagles to be focused

Xinhua, April 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Former Nigeria's Super Eagles player Mutiu Adepoju, on Wednesday called on national team players to redouble their efforts at winning the confidence of Nigerian football fans.

The Ex-international told reporters in Lagos that the players needed to be focused on building a strong and viable team that can regain its lost glory in the continent.

The former 3SC of Ibadan team manager said the ongoing problems surrounding the selection of coaches for the national team should not be allowed to cause setbacks for the nation's football.

"I believe the players need to coordinate themselves more; they should be focused on the game, irrespective of who the coach is," he added.

"They have so much to do, Nigeria's Super Eagles is no longer dreaded like they used to be in those days; the team needs to work on that, because football remains one of the unifying factors in the country," the former player said.

The Super Eagles have not been impressive in their recent matches. The team failed to qualify for the 2015 AFCON, held in Equatorial Guinea.

The Super Eagles also recently lost 1-0 to their Ugandan counterparts in a friendly in Uyo and played a 1-1 draw against South Africa. Endite