Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has described as idiots and imbeciles, those blaming the elimination of Super Eagles from ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon on President Muhamadu Buhari.
Buhari was accused of causing eagles 1-0 defeat to Tunisia after his video conference with the players shortly before the match.
But Adesina, in an article entitled, ‘Losing Is Part Of The Game,’ said anyone blaming Buhari for the loss must be an idiot.
His post read in part, “I have read many silly, idiotic and imbecilic comments, trying to link the loss to the video conference the President had with the players on Sunday morning. Witless. Thoughtless. And incidentally, if the Super Eagles had gone into the match without encouragement from their President, the same people would have come out to condemn the leader of the country for being taciturn and insensitive. Head or tail, you never win with some Nigerians.
“There are countries, and football teams, who have established a tradition for being outstanding in soccer. But such teams and countries have lost scandalously before, underscoring the truth that losing is part of the game.”