Eguavoen Defends Okoye, Iwobi; Frowns At Fans’ Abuse

Tremendous Eagles interim head coach Austine Eguavoen has defended Maduka Okoye and Alex Iwobi after they had been singled out for blame following Nigeria’s elimination from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, studies.

The three-time champions crashed out within the second spherical after a surprising 1-0 defeat to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.

Okoye was hounded by followers for failing to maintain out Youssef Mskani’s shot from outdoors the world two minutes after the break.
Iwobi, who got here in as a alternative for Kelechi Iheanacho within the second half was proven a purple card inside 5 minutes of his introduction.

Each confronted lots of flaks on social media with feedback starting from trolling over appears to be like to demise needs upon their households and his family members.

“Folks must act responsibly and never flip their disappointments into hate speech and threats in opposition to some gamers,” coach Eguavoen instructed Al Jazeera.

“These gamers gave their every part and there’s no manner you possibly can single them out for blame. Taking part in for Nigeria comes with lots of stress, however you can not bully, threaten or abuse somebody for defending the honour of the nation as a result of you’ve got entry to social media. That is improper and irresponsible.”