Super Eagles of Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has reacted to his team's semi-final game at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations which they lost to 2 - 1 to Algeria last night. Manchester City star, Riyad Mahrez scored a stunning free-kick for the Desert Foxes in the stoppage time to take his country to the final clash of the tournament. Speaking on the match, Rohr, 66 said: "It was a big fight until the last minute, it was a wonderful match, I think my players wanted it to go to extra-time thinking Algeria were more tired," Rohr said post-match, as per Reuters. "We scored an own goal, unlucky, but we have come back every time in this tournament and this time we came back on a penalty."But a wonderful free-kick from a football genius made the difference." Nigeria will face Tunisia in the third-place play-off on Wednesday evening, while Algeria will face Senegal in the final on Friday night.The post Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr speaks on Nigeria AFCON loss, says 'It was a wonderful match' appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr speaks on Nigeria AFCON loss, says 'It was a wonderful match'
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