By ISAIAH EKA

The Super Eagles Coach on Thurday drew 1-1 with the Crocodiles of Lesotho in a Group E 2026 world cup qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.

The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the match was played at the Godswill Akpabio International stadium in Uyo.

Speaking after the match, Eagles Coach Jose Peseiro who was nothappy with the result,said the team played well but were unable to utilised their scoring chances, especially in the first half.

Im not happy today with the outcome of the match. We dominated the game but unfortunately we drew.

They were lucky, we missed so many scoring chances. The draw is not good for us, no one is happy but we hope to win the next match, Peseiro said.

Also speaking, the Head Coach ofLesotho, Leslie Notsi, said that they had expected a very tough match with theEagles.

Notsi said playing a draw was good for his team who came with respect for the eaglesbecause of their standing.

The coach saidthat playing a draw with Nigeria has given the team enough confidence to move to the next match.

We came knowing that it is going to be a very tough match, so played out ourstrengthto make sure we score before theEagles.

Coming to Nigeria and getting a draw will give us more confidence. We will be progressing gradually before we can talk of qualification, Notsi said.

Nigeria will play Zimbabwe in Rwanda in another Group E qualifier on Sunday. (NAN)