Nigeria coach, Salisu Yusuf, has revealed that his conservative tactical approach against Libya, was a key reason behind their African Nations Championship (CHAN) victory on Friday.
The Super Eagles won 1-0 , thanks to a late goal from Sunday Faleye.
The result sees Nigeria take command of Group C with four points, after they drew their first game with Rwanda.
“Our strategy to close down their space worked,” Yusuf told journalists after the match.
“We watched their games and they’re a good possession team, good with the ball.
“Closing down the space gave us the advantage.
“We played different tactics for the two games. In the other game we played 4-3-3, here we played 4-2-3-1 so that we were always compact centrally.
“This helped us deny Libya getting central penetration,” he added. “Our play [out wide] worked well too.”
Nigeria now travel to Agadir where they face Equatorial Guinea in their final match, knowing that anything other than defeat would guarantee progression.
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