Stanley Eguma has praised his gamers’effort after securing 1 / 4 closing ticket on the ongoing CAF Confederations Cup with a draw in opposition to Daibles Noirs of Congo on Sunday.
The Satisfaction of Rivers battled to a in opposition to the Congolese on the Goodswill Akpabio stadium in Uyo on Sunday.
Rivers United recovered from a primary half personal objective to steer 2-1, due to a brace from Nyima Nwagua.
The Nigerian Champions have been 5 minutes away from securing a all three factors, earlier than the guests struck to degree the sport.
The draw nonetheless was sufficient for qualification with a sport to spare.
Talking with the press, Eguma stated he couldn’t requested for extra from his gamers, stating that the guests deserves to go residence with some extent.
“It was robust and tough sport, truly, we anticipated it as a result of we knew our opponent wanted this sport to qualify however we knew that now we have to offer our greatest for us to have the ability to forge forward.
“I used to be shocked after they scored the primary objective, I thanked my gamers for displaying character within the second half, scoring an equaliser and going forward, it was a great one.
“Sadly, we gave in to their late equaliser, they deserved it as a result of there was a loophole in our defence, and so they capitalised on it and received the equaliser”, he stated.
