Super Eagles stars 'angry' over Okoye mistake
The duo of William Ekong and Kenneth Omeruo were seen on the pitch asking the goalkeeper why he could not stop the goal
234sportsng.com can exclusively report that some top senior players in Super Eagles are furious with goalkeeper Maduka Okoye for his role in Nigeria's exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria Super Eagles were bundled out of this year's edition of AFCON after goalkeeper Maduka Okoye parried Yousef Mskani tame shot into his net three minutes after the restart as Carthage Eagles held their nerves to advance to the quarter-finals.
The duo of William Ekong and Kenneth Omeruo were seen on the pitch asking the goalkeeper why he could not stop the goal as Mskani celebrated with teammates.
A top official of the team who declared anonymity revealed that most of the senior players were furious with the goalkeeper's elementary error and wondered he allowed such a feeble shot to beat him.
The official revealed that Okoye may have lost his starting place as Nigeria's no.1 goalkeeper after some top NFF officials expressed their disappointment over his performance against Tunisia.
"Some of the senior players are not happy with Okoye right now. They wondered why such a weak shot could beat him. He has lost the confidence of some senior players. It is so sad Nigerian is out, " he said.
