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Francis Uzoho, Super Eagles' number one goalkeeper has hit back at critics following his performance against Mozambique
Super Eagles claimed a 3-2 victory over ten-men Mozambique in Portugal in their second international friendly game.
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07:43 - 17.10.2023
Super Eagles boss Jose Peseiro delighted after ending winless run
Nigeria's Super Eagles defeated Mozambique to record their first friendly win since 2019.
Goals from Terem Moffi, Moses Simon and Frank Onyeka were enough to claim the victory for Nigeria.
However, despite the win, it was Francis Uzoho who made the headline with another error that led to the Super Eagles conceding.
The Omonoia FC goalkeeper has now responded to fans' criticism of his performance in Super Eagles' previous games.
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Francis Uzoho’s response
Francis Uzoho was disappointed with the way fans have criticised him for his performance against Mozambique and have fired back at his critics.
Nigeria won their first international friendly match in five years after going winless in their previous fifteen matches.
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11:32 - 14.10.2023
Wilfred Ndidi's 'bombastic' side-eye to Uzoho's schoolboy error gets Nigerians talking
Super Eagles stand-in captain Wilfred Ndidi had a disapproving glance at Francis Uzoho after his poor mistake in the friendly against Saudi Arabia.
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08:14 - 14.10.2023
Nigeria Super Eagles: I need to train him better, Jose Peseiro reacts to Uzoho's latest error
Nigeria Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has taken responsibility for Francis Uzoho's slip-up against Saudi Arabia.
Despite the Super Eagles breaking the winless run, fans were not happy with the performance of their number-one goalkeeper Uzoho.
Fans have grown irritated about the manager's decision to keep Francis Uzoho as his first choice and failed to consider alternative goalkeepers.
In the last two games, the goalkeeper made two errors that led to a goal which caused the fans to erupt in rage.
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After the victory over Mozambique, the goalkeeper was enraged enough to respond with his own statement in response to the cathartic outpour.
The 24-year-old goalkeeper posted a selfie on his Snapchat account with the statement, “If easy, go do am make oyinbo man sign you.”
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The goalkeeper has come under pressure from Nigerians and has responded to their criticism saying if they feel it is easy they should become a goalkeeper so they can be signed by a white man.
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