Hurtful but facts: Nigeria’s Afcon hero agrees with Portugal ace Fernandes’ insulting Super Eagles comments

Portugal humiliated Nigeria 4-0 in Lisbon on the eve of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Nigeria soccer hero Segun Odegbami concurs with Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes that the Tremendous Eagles are weak and under the usual anticipated of the previous African champions.

What did Fernandes say?

Bruno Fernandes scored twice as Portugal, with out Cristiano Ronaldo, defeated Nigeria 4-0 in Lisbon on November 17.

The Selecao dominated all aspects of the pleasant match and will have scored extra towards the not-so-Tremendous Eagles.

After the encounter, Fernandes revealed his disappointment with the standard of opposition out up by the Nigerians.

The next feedback have been credited to the Manchester United star: “Our match towards Nigeria was not on the usual we wished. Their degree was not on a world-class required commonplace.

“So right here in Qatar, we’ll face the World’s greatest. We wished to play a troublesome nationwide staff, however all of them have been already occupied. Nigeria was the one one out there. They didn’t take a look at us in any respect.”

Fernandes is factual – Odegbami

Tremendous Eagles midfielder John Ogu expressed outrage at Bruno Fernandes’ scathing insults on Twitter.

1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning ahead Segun Odegbami, nevertheless, views the episode in a different way.

The previous Taking pictures Stars winger agrees with Fernandes’ submission and admits that the Tremendous Eagles usually are not the power they was once.

In his Full Sports activities column, the 70-year-old wrote: “Bruno Fernandes, the talismanic participant within the coronary heart of Portugal’s midfield, described the Nigerian nationwide staff’s efficiency, after they met in Portugal’s final pleasant match earlier than Qatar 2022, as weak and of very low commonplace.

“Fernandes’s phrases harm and hang-out. But, they converse the details. Nigerian soccer is in a limbo, like a rudderless ship in the course of the ocean.”

Odegbami blamed incompetent and visionless management for the decay within the nation’s soccer, which started on the flip of the millennium.

“That’s the disaster that has befallen Nigerian soccer up to now 20 years, silently and steadily, within the palms of inexperienced management, to the purpose the place the Tremendous Eagles and golf equipment within the home league now play with no discernible type and organisation.

“To the purpose the place a Bruno Fernandes would have the audacity to explain Nigerian soccer as weak and of low commonplace.”

What’s the method ahead?

Segun Odegbami is satisfied that no enchancment might be witnessed till Nigerian soccer is positioned below the management of these educated and skilled within the ‘deep issues of the gorgeous recreation’.

The 1980 Afcon high scorer additionally referred to as for a domestically groomed resolution to the issues bedevilling the Tremendous Eagles.

In conclusion, Odegbami famous: “What we noticed of the Eagles towards Portugal shortly earlier than Qatar 2022 is Nigerian soccer at its worst, destroyed by ignorant leaders – weak and of low requirements.

“Bruno Fernandes is correct in spite of everything.

“The issues can by no means be solved by outsiders however by ourselves for ourselves. The reply additionally lies right here at residence.”

Odegbami is Nigeria’s second-highest goalscorer in historical past, with 22 objectives in 47 video games.