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Which Way Super Eagles

Well, the Super Eagles of Nigeria eventually succumbed to the Desert Foxes of Algeria in a pulsating semifinal game in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Nigerian team lost by 2-1. To be honest, the result does not clearly illustrate how the Algerians threatened our goalline severally. The Super Eagles' build-up to the semi-finals has been anything but impressive in the tournament, losing to competition debutant Madagascar along the way. Personally, the last time I enjoyed a Super Eagles match was the friendly game against Argentina where we defeated South the Americans 4-2. I remember watching Super Eagles against Serbia at the Barnet Stadium, it was at that point that I started having some doubt about certain aspects of Gernot Rohr's managerial style. One case in point  was when  Junior Ajayi an Al Ahly national striker that was invited for the friendly game against Serbia jogged all night until he was brought in for Alex Iwobi in the 88th minutes. I would h