CAF Champions League CAFCC: Eguma Turns Focus To ASEC Mimosa After Diables Noirs Loss

Rivers United’s technical advisor Stanley Eguma has disclosed why his team suffered a crushing defeat to Diables Noirs.

In their inaugural group match of the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday against the Congolese team, the defending champions of Nigeria shocked football fans all over the nation by losing 3-0.

After the game, Eguma told the press that although his men played admirably, they began to lose focus after 30 minutes.

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“We never expected this result because we prepared for a better result but unfortunately, we got beaten 3-0.

“I’m not surprised because I knew they are a good side the scoreline did not reflect the standard of the game.

“You could see that in the first 30 minutes, the games were balanced and we got two corner kicks which shows that we are attacking when we conceded the first goal my players lost concentration as a result of tactical indiscipline. 

“We came out in the second half for goals, we got a lot of chances including a penalty but we lost them.

“This is not the end, we’ve had games to play, and we have to go back and prepare for Asec Mimosa“, he said.


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