Nigeria striker, Gambo Mohammed does not understand the amount of criticism he has had to deal with following his missed chance against Spain at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
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The Kano Pillars attacker, on as a substitute for Werder Bremen's Joseph Akpala, came face to face with Victor Valdez in the 74th minute of the encounter on June 23 and shot wide when it seemed easier to score.
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The 25-year-old has now revealed the enormous amounts of abuse he has had to deal with following that incident against the La Furia Roja.
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"People have called me up on the phone and stopped me on the streets to criticize me for missing that chance against Spain. I am not happy and I think they should leave me alone," Gambo said.
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He added that more stellar names have failed to put away better goal scoring opportunities but reckons they have not had to deal with the backlash he's faced with following Nigeria's ouster from the competition.
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"It happens in football. Any player can miss chances.
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(Players like Lionel) Messi and (Cristiano) Ronaldo have missed even better chances than mine and nothing happened so these things happen.
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"The coach (Stephen Keshi) did not criticize me. My teammates too so that gave me confidence. I have put that incident behind me and have resolved to do my best for my country in subsequent matches," he said.
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Gambo is currently in Abuja with the rest of the Nigeria team preparing for Saturday's 2014 Chan qualifier against the Ivory Coast in Kaduna but the forward is in the dark over their West African neighbours.
In whatever we do in life, criticisms will definately pop up once in a while so we just have to accept it.