- ‘What went wrong?’ – Fans knock President Buhari
BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI – After Nigeria’s challenge for a fourth continental title in Cameroon came to a disappointing end on Sunday night, angry fans have taken to the social media blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for the painful 0-1 loss to Tunisia,
Youssef Msakni’s 47th-minute goal was all the Carthage Eagles, who until the match were underperforming at the tournament, needed to beat the Super Eagles in their round of 16 confrontation.
But overall, the Coach Austin Eguavoen’s men were just unlucky with their chances, even after Alex Iwobi was shown a straight red card five minutes after his introduction in the 60th minute.
Expectedly, the three-time African champions’ elimination from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has seen social media buzzing with interesting perspective from many football fans.
With some fans blaming goalkeeper Maduka Okoye for not doing enough to save Msakni’s long range strike, others are insisting that the online call the team had with President Buhari earlier on Sunday proved a ‘distraction’.
Below are some of the messages on the Eagles’ ouster from the continental competition.
Super Eagles before vs after Buhari’s call pic.twitter.com/vyFfjM4YUv — O’Toby. (@tobiaboyewa) January 23, 2022
Maduka Okoye – who told him to dive to save the shot. pic.twitter.com/DXexfHxZXC — Beyonder (@The_Beyonder__) January 23, 2022
When I saw a player called ifa in Tunisia team I knew we wasn’t gonna win. Referee head come be like orunmila 😡😡— nairamarley (@officialnairam1) January 23, 2022
Maduka Okoye leaving the camp tonight pic.twitter.com/lwuYkPMEjd — Itz_ blaze (@UcheJonah5) January 23, 2022
Maduka Okoye had just one job.— savršen🍷 (@uconfidences) January 23, 2022
Super Eagles were doing well until they received a call from Buhari.
Moral Lesson: Mind the calls you receive on your journey to success 🤣🤣🤣🤣. pic.twitter.com/nYO4SPDeNy — Love4Biafra (@ezikpe76) January 23, 2022
Popular opinion: Buhari shouldn’t have called the Super Eagles — Victorr (@victorrmark) January 23, 2022
Omo the Eagles were not super today — wolfgang (@antia_oto) January 23, 2022
Well done Super Eagles, you have done so well and the country and the people of NIGERIA appreciate your efforts. forever NIGERIA #TeamNigeria @NGSuperEagles — Daddyfresh Jamal (@daddyfreshjamal) January 23, 2022
The Super eagles were doing just fine before Buhari’s intervention 😲😲 we warned that Buhari should not do video call with Super Eagles see the result now. Everything he touches turned sour😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Sclng9CNEj — Ahmed Muhammed Ali (@NGOSHE_001) January 23, 2022
Super Eagles had a perfect group stage record only for them to receive a call from Buhari and then crash out. This omen is indeed bad.— Adamson (@Essence212) January 23, 2022
I miss Carl Ikeme, former Super Eagles keeper who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. He was the best we had after Enyeama retired https://t.co/FTUSiblKqC — Eduardo (@ClickClickPao) January 23, 2022
Super Eagles put me in the mud pic.twitter.com/wuBcTe0ark — knee grow (@kingsley_Ok) January 23, 2022
The super eagles are not always lucky with goal keeper 😡 — MaxueLvictor 👽🤖 (@MaxAnieVictor) January 23, 2022
President Buhari must you call our Super Eagles 🦅 that has been flying before now…. Why the call? — Pauplin 👮⚓🛳️🛠️🇳🇬🇺🇸 (@engr_pauplin) January 23, 2022
Hello Buhari, with all due respect sir, we didn’t send you to call super eagles oo.— Alhaji Beardless Smallie👳🏽♀️💦🌏 (@SMiTHiE___) January 23, 2022
What Buhari cannot destroy, does not exist😩 — Cross˚ (@Elkrosmediahub) January 23, 2022😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
These people don’t learn. Must you talk to Buhari before the match? — Mo-Mo 💙 (@Morris_Monye) January 23, 2022
Everything was going so well until Buhari addressed this team. Wetin be all this.— ÀGBÀ (@Oli_Ekun) January 23, 2022
Anthony Joshua snapped pictures with Buhari. He lost his next bout.
Buhari paid a visit to the Falcons, they lost scandalously at the AWCON.
Buhari called Super Eagles, and oh well. Not saying anything, but baba yen n gbe epe dani & Ina — timothy ojo (@TimothyOJO_) January 23, 2022 – With Goal.com report
