Head coach of Cape Verde Pedro ‘Bubista’ Leitao has blamed Covid 19 as part of the reasons why his team were beaten by the senior national team of Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The coach saw his team took a shock lead but it was cancelled by Nigeria who went on to win 2-1 go top of the group with maximum points from their first two games of the qualifiers.
Explaining the defeat, Bubista who insist his team shouldn’t be criticized for the defeat to Nigeria as they are not on the level of the Super Eagles, explained that the coronavirus pandemic didn’t help his plans ahead of the game.
Speaking on the bizarre own goal Kenny Rocha Santos which handed Nigeria the winner, the coach said it’s something that do happen urging his players to move on from the defeat and focus on other games in the qualifiers series.
