OGHENEKARO ETEBO: Life in Championship with Stoke is tough onlinenigeria.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from onlinenigeria.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon by a solitary goal from Andre Anguissa.
Advertisement
The defeat at the Wiener Neustadt Stadium in Vienna, Austria on Friday night means the Super Eagles have failed to win a friendly game in the last two years.
The result also gives Cameroon their first win over Nigeria since 2000.
The Super Eagles entered the game hoping their form in competitive ties could bleed into their performances at exhibition matches, and they demonstrated the intent immediately after the kick-off whistle.
Advertisement
Paul Onuachu almost gave Nigeria the lead in the third minute after a spinning delivery off a Kelechi Iheanacho’s freekick met his head at the near post. It, however, took a strong and fast reaction from Simon Omossola, Cameroon goalkeeper, to prevent the ball from going into the net.
Advertisement
Ahead of the friendly match against Cameroon,
The spate of withdrawals has resulted in allegations that some players are deliberately declining the call ups due to a backlog of unpaid allowances from previous games and not because they are injured.
Reacting to the news, Pinnick, in a chat with Arise TV on Wednesday, confirmed that the federation is indeed owing allowances but dismissed that as the cause for the withdrawals.
Advertisement
He added that COVID-19 is the biggest reason why the federation is short of funding as its sponsors are still reeling from the economic impact of the pandemic.