Super Eagles Coach Jose Peseiro Speaks Following Nigeria’s Loss to Mexico in International Friendly

• Jose Peseiro lost his first match in charge of the Super Eagles of Nigeria following their 2-1 defeat to Mexico in a friendly
• The Portuguese tactician has expressed disappointment over the loss but says he is satisfied with his team’s performance
• He admitted that the North Americans were better in the first half, while his boys raised their game in the second stanza

Super Eagles technical adviser Jose Peseiro has disclosed that he is not happy that Nigeria lost their friendly match against Mexico in the United States.

The Portuguese took charge of his first game for the Super Eagles but there was nothing he could do from the sidelines as Nigeria lost 2-1 to the World Cup-bound North Americans.

It was Santiago Gimenez that opened the scoring for Mexico in the 12th minute before the African gaints restored parity in the 53rd minute courtesy of a sensational header by Cyriel Dessers.

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However, the captain of the Nigerian side William Troost-Ekong scored their own goal to restore Mexico’s lead and that was how it ended.

Speaking in his post-match press conference, Peseiro praised his players for their impressive display, but admitted he was not happy with the result.

He said as per Complete Sports:

“In the first half Mexico was much better than us but in the second half I think we had more balance.

“I am not happy that we lost but I’m happy with the performance of my players because they showed character, especially after what Mexico did in the first half. I think in the second half there was an improvement.”

The Super Eagles Eagles will be in action in another friendly on June 2 when they will face Ecuador in New Jersey.

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It was the Portuguese' first training in charge of the team since he was appointed to take over from Augustine Eguavoen who failed to qualify the team for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The 62-year-old expressed delight following his appointment by the Nigeria Football Federation and he particularly appreciated the team spirit of the boys in camp.

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His side were forced to play most parts of the game against Ethnikos Achnas with 10 men after Abdullahi received a red card as early as the fifth minute of the final.

The encounter ended 0-0 at regulation time, but Omonia eventually won the tie 5-4 on penalties to claim the prestigious title.