Eagles must learn from Tanzania mistakes —Taribo

Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West
Former Nigeria defender, Taribo West, has said Super Eagles
coach Sunday Oliseh must learn from the team’s mistakes
against Tanzania in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in
Dar es Salaam on Saturday.
Taribo said the South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
champions, who defeated Niger 2-0 in a friendly affair in Port
Harcourt on Tuesday, were lucky to escape with a goalless
draw against Tanzania.
The Eagles picked up a point in the encounter to sit on the
second spot in Group G on four points, two points behind
leaders, the Pharaohs of Egypt, who won 5-1 in N’Djamena
against Chad.
The Eagles had goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, who was making his
Nigeria debut on the day, to thank for his amazing saves, which
denied the East Africans a win at the National Stadium in Dar es
Salaam.
Taribo lamented the poor showing of the Eagles in the 0-0 draw,
saying the Taifa Stars should have won but for their
inexperience in front of goal and England-based keeper Ikeme’s
heroics.
The 1996 Olympic Games gold medallist told our correspondent
on the telephone on Tuesday, “We didn’t play and we were lucky
the Tanzanians are inexperienced. I haven’t seen the national
team play so slowly the way they did the other day. If they have
to qualify from the group, they have to work harder.
“There were two free-kicks that should have gone in but for
Ikeme. In subsequent games, we must not make such mistakes
or else we will be battered.
“Except for Ikeme who was outstanding, and the defenders, who
did well, I didn’t see anything in the middle and in the attack.
The only thing Eagles had was physical presence. (Haruna)
Lukman was not in the game and only Emmanuel Emenike tried
to muscle his way through.”
The ex-AC Milan centre-back admitted that coach Sunday Oliseh
needed some time to build a better team and urged fans to be
patient with him.
“We don’t have the kind of national team that we crave for yet
but we have to give Oliseh a chance. This is just his first game
in charge; there is room for him to improve. I believe he can turn
the fortunes of the team around,” the ex-footballer-turned pastor
added.
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