Soccer fans have urged the Super Eagles to buckle up if they intend to make an impact in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

A cross-section of fans on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the team so far in the tournament.

“The performance of the team can best be described as dismal, especially when you look at the performance of other teams such as Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and others.

“We were just lucky to have secured that penalty kick against Benin Republic, otherwise the story would have been much different,” said Grema Goni.

Goni said the Super Eagles lacked technical depth in their game as they failed to create chances.

“The Beninoise players played better as far as I am concerned because the Eagles could not match them.
“If they had been able to convert the two good chances they created they would have taken the day,” the fan said.

He blamed Coach Shaibu Amodu for the poor performance, saying that the Eagles lacked pattern in the Saturday encounter.

“We thank God that we won the match, but the team must work hard to win its next match against Mozambique.”

Solomon Mamza, another fan, agreed with Goni, saying that the Eagles might not go beyond the quarter-finals going by their current form.

“This team cannot go beyond the quarter-finals going by its performance so far.

“We have been lucky to have met weaker teams at the group stage, but you know that the knockout stage is where the men will be separated from the boys.

“This is where the Eagles will have a big problem if care is not taken,” Mamza said.

But Usman Abubakar, also a fan, was optimistic that the Eagles still had great a great chance of proceeding further in the biennial tournament.

“The team is made of up players with great abilities and I still believe we will reach at least the semi-finals,” Abubakar said.

The Eagles, with only three points from two matches, need to beat Mozambique to remain in contention.

The group leaders and defending champion, Egypt, have six points, having beaten Nigeria and Mozambique.

The Republic of Benin and Mozambique have one point each, having played a 2-2 draw earlier.