Nigeria's Victory Is A Good Start - Ike Shorunmu

 

Ike Shorunmu has described Super Eagles' 1-0 victory over Tanzania as a good start for coach Gernot Rohr. Kelechi Iheanacho’s second half strike gunned down Charles Mkwasa’s men at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.

The 48years old feels the win was a splendid start for Rohr and a boost for the Eagles ahead next month's World Cup qualifier against Zambia. 

He said “The important thing is that we won the Afcon clash against Tanzania, giving the new manager a perfect start to his reign. We need to start somewhere to repair the Super Eagles. I’m certain the victory makes everybody happy and it will boost the side's morale in preparation for the World Cup qualifier next month against Zambia. The Afcon win is a good start; the scoreline was also decent and unlikely to put any pressure on the coach. If the Eagles had won the Afcon clash with as many as four or five unreplied goals the heat would have been unbearable on the coach in the next match. I’m satisfied with the overall performance and I hope they do well in future matches. Eagles performance proved they can comfortably match their opponents in the World Cup race. No country is a push-over any more. As we are bringing in new players to the fray others are doing the same thing. I believe the Eagles have started well; it’s now up to the entire country to queue behind the coach to bring out the best performance from the team.”