English side Chelsea have slammed the penalty awarded against Nigeria in their 1-1 draw with DR Congo in a pre-World Cup friendly in Port Harcourt on Monday.
Ghanaian referee Issaka Afful indicated the spot and issued a yellow card to Chelsea left-back Ola Aina for fouling Issama Mpeko, nonetheless, TV replays demonstrate the offense was outside the box.
Aside from Ola Aina being observed, Chelsea had enthusiasm for the game that Kenneth Omeruo additionally featured for the Super Eagles, while their first-teamer Victor Moses and ex-player Obi Mikel are key in Nigeria’s preparatory program for the World Cup.
Looking into the friendly between Nigeria and DR Congo, Chelsea expressed on their official site page : ”In Africa, Nigeria attracted 1-1 a home friendly against Congo.
”Victor Moses was not included but rather Ola Aina and Kenneth Omeruo fell off the seat for the Super Eagles, who are in an extreme gathering at the World Cup nearby Argentina, Croatia and Iceland.
”William Troost-Ekong gave Nigeria the lead however a punishment cruelly granted against Aina late on leveled the scores up in Port Harcourt. Nigeria play England at Wembley on Saturday. ”
Previous England U19 captain Ola Aina won his fourth appearance for the Super Eagles in yesterday’s friendly.
