
"The
players should blame themselves for the result. They wasted the chance to win
the game and totally lost their focus in the final minutes despite my
warnings," Siasia told reporters after the game.
Etebo
Oghenekaro put the Super Eagles ahead on the hour mark but Mohamed Salah scored
in stoppage time to secure a share of spoils.
The AS Roma
winger was even on the verge of snatching the winner but the referee blew his
final whistle just when he was going clear on goal from the halfway line,
prompting an angry reaction from Egypt's players.
However,
Siasia, who took over at Nigeria earlier this month, remains defiant over his
team's chances ahead of Tuesday's game against Egypt at Alexandria's Borg
El-Arab Stadium.
"We
haven't thrown in the towel yet and we are going to Alexandria to beat Egypt
and go top," he concluded.
The Pharaohs
are on top of Group G with 7 points, two ahead of Nigeria. The group winners
will automatically qualify for next year's Nations Cup finals in Gabon.
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