Super Eagles could not stop Nicolas Dupuis’ men and suffered a humiliating loss in their final group outing at the Alexandria Stadium.
Nigeria’s coach Gernot Rohr admitted his players were not good enough after their disappointing 2-0 defeat against Madagascar at the on-going AFCON 2019 yesterday.
The defeat ended the Super Eagles unbeaten run of nine games in the biennial showpiece since 2010. As a result, Nigeria finish Group B as runners-up.
Lalaina Nomenjanahary broke the deadlock in the 13th minute after benefitting from a defensive error from Leon Balogun.
The three-time African champions found it difficult to score an equaliser and Carolus Andriamahitsinoro doubled the lead for Madagascar with his deflected free-kick in the 53rd minute.
In his assessment of the team’s display, Rohr said his players were ‘relaxed’ but was not surprised by the result.
Source: ( Goal.com)
