Peter Rufai provides solution to Super Eagles goalkeeper problem

Peter Rufai provides solution to Super Eagles goalkeeper problem

Hassan Abdulsalam 15:04 - 28.11.2023

The Super Eagles were drawn in Group A alongside Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau for the AFCON.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai has disclosed that the errors in the national team's goalkeeping department should be solved before the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire.

The 1994 African Cup of Nations winner, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) provided solutions to the Goalkeeping department of the Super Eagles.

"The national team will be in good condition before the AFCON and make all the necessary adjustments.

"For the goalkeeping department, I believe that there will be some modification to ensure that corrections in the lapses are attended to," he said.

Peter Rufai

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Rufai, who was capped 65 times for the Super Eagles, continued that the players' determination is not a must they win the Tournament.

"I sincerely believe in the Super Eagles, although they are not in their best form right now due to particular circumstances.

"The team needs to prepare well ahead of the AFCON if we should go by their last performances, the World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

Peter Rufai while representing Nigeria. Credit: Imago

"Any coach or technical department of a national team going for the prestigious Tournament should be ready to brace up, having put up not too impressive games; the fans didn't like it.

"We need to work harder to correct the below standard performances, though it is not a must that we should win, but there must be commitment," he said.

The Super Eagles were drawn in Group A alongside Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau for the AFCON.

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