{"id":12188,"date":"2019-07-01T14:04:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T14:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=12188"},"modified":"2019-07-01T14:04:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T14:04:30","slug":"afcon-2019-no-shame-for-super-eagles-to-lose-to-madagascar-rohr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/afcon-2019-no-shame-for-super-eagles-to-lose-to-madagascar-rohr","title":{"rendered":"Afcon 2019: No shame for Super Eagles to lose to Madagascar &#8211; Rohr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr admitted his players were not good enough after their disappointing 2-0 defeat against Madagascar at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat ended the Super Eagles unbeaten run of nine games in the biennial showpiece since 2010. As a result, Nigeria finish Group B as runners-up.<\/p>\n<p>Lalaina Nomenjanahary broke the deadlock in the 13th minute after benefitting from a defensive error from Leon Balogun.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time African champions found it difficult to score an equaliser and Carolus Andriamahitsinoro doubled the lead for Madagascar with his deflected free-kick in the 53rd minute.<\/p>\n<p>In his assessment of the team\u2019s display, Rohr said his players were \u2018relaxed\u2019 but was not surprised by the result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe lost to a good team because Madagascar was the first to qualify for the tournament and there is no shame in losing to such a team,\u201d Rohr said after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMadagascar was the better team today. We started with giving them a gift and after, we could not find a solution. We made five changes because we wanted to give a rest to some players and also preserve those with cards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it happens when you are already qualified; the players are relaxed and playing easy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr admitted his players were not good enough after their disappointing 2-0 defeat against Madagascar at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Sunday. The defeat ended the Super Eagles unbeaten run of nine games in the biennial showpiece since 2010. As a result, Nigeria finish Group B as runners-up. 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