{"id":154454,"date":"2025-03-09T11:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T10:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-why-tornadoes-lost-to-rivers-united-coach-mohammed"},"modified":"2025-03-20T23:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:38:51","slug":"npfl-why-tornadoes-lost-to-rivers-united-coach-mohammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-why-tornadoes-lost-to-rivers-united-coach-mohammed","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Why Tornadoes lost to Rivers United \u2013 Coach Mohammed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Niger Tornadoes technical adviser, Majin Mohammed has blamed loss of concentration for his team\u2019s defeat to Rivers United.<\/p>\n<p>Samson Obi scored the winning goal for the hosts seven minutes from time.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed expressed his displeasure with the manner at which his team conceded the goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we lost it with a moment of concentration, we thought that we have gotten it all of a sudden I don\u2019t know what got into the head of the players,\u201d Mohammed stated in a post-match interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the type of goal we should be conceding considering where we are coming from but that is football for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Niger Tornadoes dropped to 11th position on the league table following the defeat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Niger Tornadoes technical adviser, Majin Mohammed has blamed loss of concentration for his team\u2019s defeat to Rivers United. Samson Obi scored the winning goal for the hosts seven minutes from time. 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