Defeat to Argentina and Algeria: 'Really painful because we did our best' - Iwobi

Super Eagles of Nigeria professional forward Alexander Iwobi. Photo: Catherine Ivill/Getty via DailyCannon

Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi says defeat to Argentina and Algeria at the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations respectively were a big blow to the morale of the team.


The Super Eagles took on the Albaceleste of Argentina in their last group game of 2018  FIFA World Cup in Russia, needing only a point from the game to secure passage into the round of 16.

The Super Eagles were knocked out of the race to win the 2019 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) when Riyad Mahrez scored a stoppage-time free-kick to send Algeria to the final.

Speaking on Instagram Live, Iwobi said both defeats were difficult to accept.

“Both of them were serious heartbreaks, to describe that feeling is painful. The Argentina one, it was hurtful because I saw how much effort we put in, how much we’ve been training so hard, the qualifiers we’ve done our best.

“The Algeria one where I participated, last free-kick of the game, that one was really painful because we did all our best.

“You cannot blame anyone, at the end of the day we win as a team we lose as our team.

“Both experiences were very tough for the team but we move on and go again, that’s the mentality we have. We can’t dwell on our past, we have to put things right in the future”, he said.
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