Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro says he is unhappy with the performance of his team in their 3-2 win over ten man Mozambique, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria ended a run of 15 friendly games without a win with a win over Mozambique in their second friendly game in preparation for the start of the world cup 2026 qualifiers in November.
Goals from Terem Moffi, Frank Onyeka and Moses Simon helped Nigeria to a comeback win but the Portuguese coach was left unhappy with the entire display of his team, particularly in the second half where he felt they were poor in their decision making and also wasteful in front of goal .
He lamented their lack of concentration at 3-1 with Mozambique reduced to ten men. It is the first time that the coach has been critical of the performance of his team since taking over as coach over a year ago.
“Looking at the game especially the second half I didn’t like the performance, I expected more concentration. Our team is better than Mozambique, we needed to concentrate on finishing, good passing.
My players felt at 3-1 and against 10 everything is done, I didn’t like that. There were many opportunities, we saw players go one on one win the keeper and didn’t score so I’m not happy.
“I prefer the match against Saudi Arabia because they put in much concentration but today’s game I didn’t like it.
“My players had the chance to score up to eight goals because they created many opportunities. There was no good crosses, no good finishing, nothing came out of our corner kicks.
“I’m happy because we won but my players need to understand that I’m not happy”, he told the official broadcast channel of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
