Coach Chelle praises Super Eagles despite loss to Morocco at AFCON

Coach Chelle stated the Nigerian team fell below their usual technical standards, citing a lack of movement and intensity at critical moments.

“We were not at the same level as in other matches,” he said, stopping short of blaming fatigue.

Defensively, however, Nigeria remained solid, with Calvin Bassey delivering an outstanding performance at the back. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali also impressed, including a superb one-handed save during the shoot-out.

The match was ultimately decided from the penalty spot, where missed attempts by Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemaechi proved costly. Morocco converted four penalties to secure their place in the final.

Looking ahead, Chelle urged his players to stay focused as they prepare for the third-place play-off against Egypt this Saturday in Casablanca.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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