Coach of the Sierra Leonean national team, John Keister has praised his side’s 4-4 draw against Nigeria in Friday’s AFCON qualifying game.
John Keister’s men overturned a four goal deficit to draw level in the second of half of the thrilling encounter at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
The coach brought in Rodney Strasser and Alhaji Kamara, at halftime and both players netted two goals in the game.
Keister has praised the contributions of his substitutes and explained why his side fell behind in the first half.
“It’s a good result away from home especially coming into Nigeria which we knew was going to be very difficult, we’re really happy,” Kester told Punch.
“We had a lot of respect for them in the first half. We showed them a lot of respect and that was why we had to come out and that was why we came out in the second half.
“The difference was the changes that we made. We got some players we left out in the first half and we were trying to work around the players we have, obviously, it didn’t work out so we had to make the change.
“I’m not disappointed we didn’t win the match. We can’t be too greedy. We’ll take the draw; we’re going home to Freetown. I think it was a game of two halves.”
The reverse fixture will take place on Tuesday in Freetown and victory for the Leone Stars would boost their chances of qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
