" ABUJA Marquez Valdes-Scantling Jersey , June 30 (Xinhua) -- Football fans in Nigeria on Monday night expressed disappointment over the ousting of the West African country at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Nigeria was ejected by France 2-0 in a Round of 16 match after a hard-fought game.
Most Nigerian fans said although the players gave a good fight, the team did not look organized and lacked both technical and tactical depth.
""We started well, but the tactical approach of the coach was nothing impressive. He was clueless and confused,"" said Ebere Okechukwu, a football analyst and consultant.
Another fan J'Mon Moore Jersey , Frank Nnaemeka, said the Nigerian coach, Stephen Keshi, should be blamed for the team's loss. According to him, Nigeria did not lose the game because of lack of quality players Oren Burks Jersey , but rather because of the coach.
""Keshi needs to go back to coaching school,"" said the fan.
An engineer, Tunde Owokoniran, said Nigeria lost the match to a more experienced team, although they played well. ""We outplayed the French JK Scott Jersey , but then again that is football. Sometimes you win some and other times you lose some. It was not our day today (Monday) and as Nigerians, we all feel bad about it.
The other African teams - Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana - had been knocked out at a group stage.