blamed the referee for his country's
loss to Nigeria in the Brazil 2014
qualifying match. He said that even
though the Eagles played well the
attitude of the referee changed the
course of the match. Ethiopia defender
Aynalem Hailu handled the ball in the
goal area as he tried to control the ball
thus gifting Nigeria a chance to take
the lead through a coolly taken penalty
by Victor Moses in the first half. He
said, "I respect Keshi; he has done a
good job organising this team. But the
ref cheated us. We had two penalties
denied us. And then he awarded one
wrong one to Nigeria. "That penalty to
Nigeria affected the tide." He also
talked about the second goal, where he
alleged that the referee did not allow
Ethiopia to form a defensive wall before
the free kick was taken. Keshi said it
was wrong for the Ethiopian coach to
suggest as such. "That's his opinion. If
it was the referee that made them lose
in Calabar what about the one in Addis
Ababa? We beat them there also. I
don't think he has spoken wisely."
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The Ethiopian coach has not said it well. It is one of the flimsy excuses a coach can give. Let him give it to the better side. His team did not live upto expectations as compared to what they played at their home. He should as well said that the ref took the free kick for us or their players were observing a minute silence when the free kick was taken. Uwem Ebot coachila hungry looking Ethiopians.
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