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Africa-Press – Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has urged Nigerians to be patient with goalkeepers, Francis Uzoho and Maduka Okoye following Nigeria\u2019s failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n

Uzoho and Okoye have been under scrutiny following their recent unimpressive displays for the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n

Recall that Uzoho was Nigeria\u2019s first-choice during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, while Okoye was the number goalkeeper at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon earlier this year.<\/p>\n

But both goalkeepers seen recent individual errors stopped the Super Eagles\u2019 progress at two major competitions.<\/p>\n

Okoye fumbled a long-range shot from Tunisia player, Youssef Msakni, the only goal that knocked Nigeria out of 2021 AFCON, while Uzoho allowed a speculative Thomas Partey shot to go under him last month as the Black Stars of Ghana beat the Super Eagles in a World Cup playoff to qualify for Qatar.<\/p>\n

Both goalkeepers have come under attack from a section of Super Eagles\u2019 supporters on social media for their costly errors.<\/p>\n

And Ighalo believes the pair are young boys and will grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt sad about all the abuse [directed at Okoye and Uzoho],\u201d Ighalo told ESPN.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Nigerians always want to win, but these are young boys.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne mistake is not the end of the world. People tend to forget that footballers are humans too. We cannot destroy the confidence of these boys because of one mistake.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkoye is a good goalkeeper. Uzoho is a good goalkeeper and they will grow and learn from this experience. But they need support.\u201d<\/p>\n

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