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Maduka Okoye breaks silence after Nigeria’s elimination
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: var(--c-contrast-800);">Maduka Okoye, the Super Eagles goalkeeper, has spoken out for the first time since Nigeria&#8217;s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Youssef Msakni&#8217;s second-half strike was too much for Okoye to handle, and the Super Eagles were eliminated from the event they were strongly favored to win.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The goalie, who is based in the Netherlands, was one of the players criticized for the defeat, along with Alex Iwobi.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The majority of the Super Eagles players have since expressed their disappointment with the loss, promising to do better the next time they don the national colors.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Okoye was supposed to stop Msakni&#8217;s 47th-minute shot, but he ran too far to his right and was unable to adjust in time to make the save.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Austine Eguavoen&#8217;s team has been out of Cameroon for days, and as criticism continues to pour in, Okoye tweeted, &#8220;Glory to you Jehova(h).&#8221;</span></p>
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