Emmanuel ikotidem
The Super Eagles’ use of bumpy Nigerian football pitches during home matches, according to Nigerian international Alex Iwobi, has had a negative impact on the team.
Although Jose Peseiro’s team features a star-studded roster with an average age of 25, and despite having stars like Wilfred Ndidi, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Joe Aribo, Victor Osimhen of Napoli, and others in their ranks, the Eagles were defeated by mediocre Guinea-Bissau last Friday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja in one of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Nigerian Football Pitches
The 26-year-old, however, attributed the team’s subpar home performances to poor pitches. He remarked that he does not know if the team will have a nice playing surface.
He claimed that under the new manager, the team defeated Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 after playing Sierra Leone 1–0 in a very challenging match.
Iwobi claims that many of them now play in Europe and do so on fantastic fields where it is simple to move the ball around and play without restriction.
He claimed that it would be difficult for them to lose if they played on a surface like that in Nigeria.
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We don’t have a strong starting pitch, which is a problem because, in my opinion, it would make us unstoppable. That’s one thing about Nigeria, and I have no idea what’s going on in the background, but we could play in Asaba, Lagos, or Abuja. Although Nigeria is a very large country and we are aware that everyone wants to see the Eagles play, it would still be nice to have a single base where we know what to expect in terms of the weather, where to stay, and what to eat. Simply put, it simplifies everything. “.
They were still a young team, the Everton midfielder continued, and they needed to develop.
