Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi has blamed Jose Peseiro’s tactical formation for the team’s loss to Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Recall that Nigeria lost 2-1 to the host nation despite scoring first through William Troost-Ekong in the first half.

However, in an interview with the Club’s official website, Iwobi stated that the Super Eagles were too defensive against Ivory Coast.

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“We thought it was a lucky escape. [After that] the manager’s gone a bit defensive, put five at the back, and the next game’s against the host nation who just won,” Iwobi told Fulham FC.

“Confidence is high thinking ‘yeah this formation sticks, it’ll work.’ Then we win our next game, go through to the next round and everyone’s on high thinking ‘ok there’s a chance we can do something here.

“We got to the Final, though we could beat the host nation again, but it just wasn’t meant to be.”

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