The Super Eagles lost to Ecuador 0-1 in New Jersey early Friday, its second game under new coach, José Santos Peseiro.
Coach Peseiro’s first outing with the squad was Nigeria 2-1 loss to Mexico in a game of two halves.
The Ecuador game was played at the 25,000–capacity Red Bull Arena in Harrison.
An early goal by Pervis Estupiñán was enough for the Ecuadorians to win against Nigeria in a match that, apart from the goal, took more than 70 minutes to provide excitement in the penalty area.
Next up for the Super Eagles is a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sierra Leone, at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Thursday, 9th June.
I don’t see the point in hiring any foreign coach for Nigeria National team. Except that our people prefer subjecting ourselves to Neo-colonialism. Let’s grow our team with local coaches.