Stephen Keshi Rues Missed Scoring Opportunities
Nigeria gaffer Stephen Keshi has commented on the 6 - 1 hammering of part-timers Tahiti on Monday evening.<br /><br />In his analysis, the African Cup of Nations winning coach admonished his players for missing several opportunities. <br /><br />The scoreline would have been more emphatic if Anthony Ujah, Sunday Mba, Ahmed Musa and man of the moment Nnamdi Oduamadi had buried their chances in front of goal. <br /><br />Keshi was quoted as saying by <i>globoesporte.globo.com</i>: ''<span class="notranslate">Our players need to create chances and score the goals.</span> <span class="notranslate"> In a game like this can not miss many opportunities.</span> <span class="notranslate"> This increases the confidence of the adversary.</span> <span class="notranslate"> And that is Tahiti reacted.''<br /><br />While admitting that they were tired by the journey to Brazil as a result of the infamous bonus row between the Federation and the players, Stephen Keshi has heaped praise on the Tahiti National Team for making the game a contest.<br /><br />''</span><span class="notranslate">They really came to play like lions and showed that they can play football.</span> <span class="notranslate"> Congratulations to them,'' he said to<i> TV Globo.<br /><br /></i>Nigeria departs </span><span class="notranslate">Belo Horizonte on Tuesday morning for Salvador, where they are scheduled to play Uruguay on June 20.<br /></span>
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