Tijani Babangida: Nigeria rightly punished by Portugal

By Olu Dare 

Former Nigeria star Tijani Babangida has suggested the team’s 4-0 loss against Portugal is a confidence killer ahead of the Afcon qualifiers.

The Super Eagles lost against the hosts A Selecao on Thursday night at Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.

The disappointed ex-Nigeria attacker has now suggested the loss is a confidence killer.

“This is not the best of result I expected from the Super Eagles. They allowed Portugal to take total control of the game and were rightly punished,” Babangida told Complete Sports.

“This sort of result doesn’t help the confidence of the team and I feel so disappointed that we lost 4-0 to Portugal.”

Nigeria missed out on the 2022 World Cup after falling to Ghana in the final hurdle. Pesseiro is using the matches to prepare for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The tactician has already pointed out that the target is to win Afcon but to do that, they have to improve.

Currently, the Super Eagles lead Group A with maximum points from two games in the 2023 qualifiers.

Nigeria will continue shaping their tactics and squad ahead of their next game in March against Guinea-Bissau.