By Jacob Ajom

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has said they were edged out of CHAN by Ghana as a result of anxiety on the part of the players.

Debutants Eaglesa lost the CHAN semi-final to Ghana after a penalty shootout when there were no goals in normal and extra time.

“There was so much anxiety because the players wanted to do so much,” lamented Stephen Keshi.
“We wish to thank Nigerians for their prayers and support for this team.”
Substitute Joshua Obaje  said  they were unlucky not to go through to the final against Libya this weekend.

“We were just unlucky not to beat Ghana. We didn’t deserve to lose the game, we put in our best, did all but we couldn’t score and lost through penalties,” Obaje said.

“All the same, we hope to improve for our next game.”

However, Nigeria may be missing several players for their next game after they suffered serious injuries against the very physical Black Stars.