Okoye: I Had Sleepless Nights After AFCON 2021 Mistake

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has revealed that he had a sleepless night after his error cost the Super Eagles a place in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Recall that a few minutes into the second half, Youssef Msakni fired a shot from outside the penalty area, which Okoye should have done better with but couldn’t, and that resulted in a goal for Tunisia and led to Nigeria’s exit from the tournament.

His howler didn’t go down well with Nigerians, as they criticized him heavily on social media.

 

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However, in an interview with OmaSports TV, the Udinese goalkeeper stated that the pain still exists in his mind.

“At that moment, I told myself I should have done better. It pains me till today, to be honest.

“You could see it was a mistake

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