The coach of Libya senior national team, Adel Amrouche has apologised after he accused Nigeria of relying on “Juju” to win their games.
Amrouche had, after leading Libya to scoreless draw in Durban against South Africa on Saturday, vowed to beat the Super Eagles in the two legs of African Cup of Nations qualifying games.
He said it does not matter where the games would be played.
He had said, “South Africa is a fantastic team and have fantastic players and it’s not easy to play against them.
“For me, I’m ready for Nigeria; if they want we can play both games in Nigeria; they believe in juju and we believe in God.”
But taking to his Twitter handle on Sunday evening, Amrouche tweeted, “I apologise to the Nigeria football community for using the words juju in the press conference in SA.
“I used the word in jest. I respect Nigerians and their RICH football tradition.
“I’m a man who likes joking,but I realise I used the word out of context. Please accept my apologies.”
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