Super Eagles skipper, Nwankwo Kanu, said the team was unlucky to have crashed out of the ongoing World Cup in South Africa.
Nigeria drew 2-2 with South Korea on Tuesday in Durban in a match they needed to win by any simple margin.
Kanu said the players gave their best to make it to the second round but that they were unlucky.
He said, “We were all out for victory to move on in the competition. You saw our efforts on the field all through. The Koreans were simply luckier.
”Football is not predictable. We missed some good chances that could have given us a two-goal lead in the game.
“People are talking about the second half misses but again that is part of the game. Those who missed chances never planned to do so; they wanted to score for Nigeria.
“It is unfortunate we are out but what can we do? We just have to learn from the mistakes of this competition.”
It was the first match for Kanu in the competition and he gave a good account of himself in the encounter. He was substituted in the 56th minute
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