AFCON 2027Q: We didn’t deserve to lose against Super Eagles – Madagascar coach, Martins

Madagascar caput coach, Corentin Martins has admitted that his side’s 2–1 decision to Nigeria successful their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier was a hard effect to accept, insisting that the Barea did not merit to lose.

Madagascar took an aboriginal pb done Kari Eshan, but Nigeria fought backmost courtesy of goals from debutants George Ilenikhena and Moses Usor.

Ilenikhena restored parity successful the 45th infinitesimal earlier Usor completed the comeback successful the 65th infinitesimal to manus the Super Eagles each 3 points.

Speaking astatine the post-match property conference, Martins expressed his disappointment with the outcome.

“This decision is hard to instrumentality for maine and my players due to the fact that we didn’t merit to suffer successful the mode that we did. We had a accidental of going 2–1 up but didn’t instrumentality it,” Martins said.

The French manager besides acknowledged the quality successful acquisition betwixt the 2 teams, pointing to Nigeria’s greater vulnerability to high-level matches and apical European leagues arsenic a cardinal factor.

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