Head Coach of the U-23 Eagles, Samson Siasia, has lamented the absence of defending champion Super Eagles at the ongoing 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea made the tournament boring to him and many soccer loving Nigerians.
The former international said the absence of the Super Eagles killed the interest of many Nigerians in the tournament, noting that many Nigerians are not aware that the biggest soccer event is going on.
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“Honestly, I feel that there is no Nations Cup in the first place. It is even obvious because most Nigerians are not even watching it. The absence of the Super Eagles has killed the interest of many Nigerians from the tournament.
“Honestly, it has been boring without the Super Eagles participating,” Siasia lamented.
The Super Eagles won the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, but failed to make it to Equatorial Guinea to defend the title.
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