Super Eagles assistant manager, Joseph Yobo has come out to say that Iwobi didn’t deserve a red card vs Tunisia. He recently had his say while speaking with the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, the tackle was only a collision and Iwobi never intended to hurt the Tunisian when he moved his leg.
Yobo added that Super Eagles must now focus on the match vs Ghana for the World Cup qualifiers because it is upon us.
His words, “I went to the assistant referee and I asked him, and he said it was a collision. Fair enough, there was no intent to hurt anybody because it was in the middle of the park.”
“We can look at it from different angles, but it was harsh in my own opinion – a yellow card would have been fair.”
“We haven’t seen the replay, but the red card changed everything for us. Iwobi is a top player, and he could have added a lot of value to the team.”
“I haven’t seen the replay but with what I saw from the bench, the decision was a little bit harsh.”
“It is for the boys and for everybody to recover from it and shift attention to Ghana, but everyone is really disappointed.”
“We gave so much of a good account of ourselves in the group stage and made Nigerians and everyone believe in our football again. So, to lose out in this way really hurts.”
“I just wished we had 11 players till the end of the game, it would have been a different outcome.”
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