Salisu Yusuf blames players for failure to qualify for 2017 AFCON

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Salisu Yusuf,the coach of the Super Eagles coach has stated that the country failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, because the players did not do enough.
He added that the players can ensure Nigeria qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

“The players did not give what they were supposed to give (and so we failed to qualify again for the AFCON),” Yusuf said.

“The players fought like home-based players in the friendly against Mali and I believe that will better self motivation, they will be at the World Cup.

“They are already producing high performances at their various European clubs and we expect them to give more to be at the World Cup.”

“We must adapt to the African environment. With players with strong character, a bad pitch won’t make any difference after about 15 minutes, when you would have familiarize yourself with it,” he concluded.

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