How Eagles Stars Reacted After Loss To Croatia : Iheanacho, Etebo, Iwobi, Mikel, Ekong, Balogun
Published: June 18, 2018A number of Super Eagles players, including team captain John Obi Mikel, have taken to social media to react to their 2-0 loss to Croatia in their World Cup opener on Saturday.
They all admitted that the game with the Balkans didn't go as planned and have vowed to get their campaign back on track when they face Europe's Cinderella team, Iceland, in their next fixture on Friday, June 22.
Here are the reactions from the Super Eagles players :
Alex Iwobi : ''Unity 🦅🇳🇬 #NaijaAllTheWay''.
John Obi Mikel : ''Thank you for all your support yesterday. It was a tough game - we’ll go again on Friday! 👊🏿''.
Francis Uzoho : ''Yesterday was the biggest day in my career but wasn’t the best result we’ll wanted😐 #IN CHRIST ALONE''.
Leon Balogun : ''No defeat is too great to recover and bounce back #WorldCup2018 #NigerianSuperEagles #DreamsDoComeTrue #Adeola''.
Kelechi Iheanacho : ''We keep fighting our focus is now on the next game 🇳🇬🦅⚽️''.
Troost-Ekong : ''Not the start we wanted last night. Time now to focus and prepare for the next game. We will bounce back! #Naija #Russia2018''.
Oghenekaro Etebo : ''It was an honour to represent my country in the opening game of the World Cup. We will fight on and continue to do our country proud. #EK #SuperEagle''.
Leon Balogun : ''No defeat is too great to recover and bounce back #WorldCup2018 #NigerianSuperEagles #DreamsDoComeTrue #Adeola''.
Kelechi Iheanacho : ''We keep fighting our focus is now on the next game 🇳🇬🦅⚽️''.
Troost-Ekong : ''Not the start we wanted last night. Time now to focus and prepare for the next game. We will bounce back! #Naija #Russia2018''.
Oghenekaro Etebo : ''It was an honour to represent my country in the opening game of the World Cup. We will fight on and continue to do our country proud. #EK #SuperEagle''.
Igho Kingsley
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