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Super Eagles interim head coach Finidi George has commended his players despite the defeat to Mali.<\/p>\n
Finidi\u2019s side lost 2-0 to Eric Chelle\u2019s side at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The Super Eagles fought hard in the game but were let down by their poor finishing.<\/p>\n
The gaffer refused to blame his players for the defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a team that keeps the ball very well but if we had our injured strikers available, we would have changed the one on the pitch immediately,\u201d Finidi said in his post-match interview.<\/p>\n
\u201cLosing two strikers forced us to play wide and as an aggressive team, we did all we could. And you know football is all about victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cLost one and won one and we were not outplayed in the two matches gives me joy as a coach of the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would have loved a different result in this game but that\u2019s not the case if we look at the performance of the players, it\u2019s commendable.\u201d<\/p>\n
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