Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen has defended the poor performance of Victor Boniface in the Super Eagles 1-0 win over Libya in the AFCON qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
A goal from Dele Bashiru from a well weighted ball from Moses Simon ensured that the Super Eagles maintained their unbeaten run, and also remain top of the group with seven points, needing one more win to be at the tournament next year.
Boniface was on for 75 minutes of the game, but rarely got involved before he was subbed off for the third consecutive game in the AFCON qualifiers. This performance can however pass as his worst ever in a Super Eagles shirt so far.
Eguavoen who boasted before the game that Boniface will end his goal drought for the Super Eagles, and bring to the fore the form that has made him a feared striker for German Bundesliga side reacted to his poor performance by defending him.
He said his style of play which is similar to that of Brazilian legend Romario is part of why he hasn’t scored yet. “Boniface plays like Romario that loves to dress the ball, but I will speak to him. If he decides on time, Boniface will score a lot of goals for Super Eagles.””, Eguavoen said at the post match conference.
