{"id":9998,"date":"2022-01-16T14:38:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T14:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/?p=9998"},"modified":"2022-01-16T14:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T14:30:16","slug":"afcon-2021-sudan-coach-hails-nigeria-after-3-1-defeat-to-super-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/afcon-2021-sudan-coach-hails-nigeria-after-3-1-defeat-to-super-eagles","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2021: Sudan coach hails Nigeria after 3-1 defeat to Super Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Sudan\u2019s head coach, Burhan Tia, has admitted Nigeria was too good for his team following their 3-1 defeat in a Group D fixture on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles took the lead as early as the third minute through Samuel Chukwueze.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwo Awoniyi headed in the second goal before Moses Simon added a third after halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Tia insists there is no shame in losing to the three-time champions, who he rates as one of the best teams on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gave our best against one of the best teams on the continent, but obviously it wasn\u2019t enough to guarantee us a win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a lot of quality players and it showed in their performance. They were too good for us. We take a lot of lessons from this defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have one game left in the group and we will do our best to qualify even though it is not going to be easy,\u201d Tia said during his interaction with the media after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Sudan will take on Egypt in their final group game on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. Sudan\u2019s head coach, Burhan Tia, has admitted Nigeria was too good for his team following their 3-1 defeat in a Group D fixture on Saturday. The Super Eagles took the lead as early as the third minute through Samuel Chukwueze. 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