Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has praised his team after it defeated Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in the quarter-final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa on Sunday.
An elated Keshi was full of praises for the team and all those that believed in the team despite the odds. The former Mali tactician expressed his gladness at the team’s discipline and gradual development.
“It was a wonderful victory. I want to thank my players and the media that believed in the team that we can. I hope that we can make it to the final.
“I’m glad that my team is progressing with every game. There is great discipline in the team. Nobody gave us the chance to do anything but God is good,” Keshi told a cross section of journalists in a post-match conference after the game.
On his part, former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh has also praised the team for its performance. He noted in a post-match analysis that the team made him proud to be a Nigerian.
He however admonished all those that never believed in the team to say thank you to it because the team played with determination and got the result.
He also urged better support for the team in future matches.
“I am proud of this team. The boys played with determination. For the first time in a long time I saw a Nigerian team that went with their chests out.
“Everybody should apologize and say thank you to the team because they went out there and proved them wrong. People might not like Keshi, but it was neither he nor Amokachi that played out there today. So, whoever is in charge, people should support them.
“In the first ten minutes, the Cote d’Ivoire players came to the party because they thought that it would be easy but as time went on, they saw things were different,” Oliseh said.
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