Austin Eguavoen was keen to take positives from Seoul after a 2-1 friendly defeat by South Korea on Wednesday.

The former Nigeria defender handed debuts to four players in his starting eleven in the international friendly, and he admitted that the hosts were the more coordinated side.

“Korea did very well in the game, took their chances and showed a better co-ordination, which is expected of a team that has been together for a long time.

“Some of my boys are playing together in the national team for the first time and it showed in their understanding of one another.

"Aside from that, we did not have enough training time and then it was a long journey getting to Korea. But there are positives from this game. With more time, I think this team can go places,” he said.


The Super Eagles next play Madagascar in a 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier on September 5 in Abuja, but it is not certain if Eguavoen will be in charge for that game.

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