Algeria Coach : We Gifted Two Goals To Nigeria

Algeria U23s coach, Pierre Andre Schurmann, was frustrated after his side lost to Nigeria in the final of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, adding that the North Africans gifted the Dream Team VI the win.

Warri Wolves star Oghenekaro Etebo’s 13 minute goal was cancelled out on the half - hour mark when Segun Oduduwa put into his own net and Etebo restored the one - goal advantage five minutes before the intermission.

“We feel a lot of frustration because we are aware that we handed the victory to our opponent, ” said Schurmann to reporters.

“It is we who have made the goals of Nigeria, we put them on a tray.  Some do like this, at this level, it does not forgive. ”

In the second half, Algeria had a glorious opportunity to draw level but Ferhat’s penalty kick in the 67th minute was saved by the impressive goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel.

“Now it is true that we had a difficult start but we came back in the game, we came back to score and we even had the game in hand. 

“There were many turning points, there was the penalty that we missed, on other occasions too, but it’s a shame, we were missing a little something.  But players should be proud of what they did, we should not be choosy anyway, ” the coach concluded.

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