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Be Patient With S’Eagles, Stakeholders Tell Fans
Following Sunday’s 1-1 away drawn friendly game with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, some stakeholders have called for patience with Nigeria’s Super Eagles.
The stakeholders who spoke after the match said the present crop of Eagles “were work in progress’’.an Assistant coach of Heartland FC of Owerri, Ramson Madu, said the
team would improve with time.
“Although their first friendly game against the Cranes of Uganda at home was disappointing, I believe they will perform well in future,’’
he said.
A player with the “Naze Millionaires’’, Isa Akor, as Heartland were widely known, said the players would need more matches to be able to understand one another on the pitch.
“With more matches they will do well; what is needed in the team now is for players to sharpen their reflexes,” he said.
He called on the handlers to look inwards into the various leagues to pick outstanding players