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Ahmed Musa, Super Eagles captain, has apologised on behalf of the team after their 4–4 draw in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier clash against Sierra Leone on Friday.

The Gernot Rohr’s team, who were leading the Leone Stars 4-0 in the first 30 minutes, threw away the four-goal lead to draw at full time.

This had stirred criticism among Nigerians on social media.

Musa, however, took to his Twitter page on Saturday to apologise on behalf of the team, saying “we made costly mistakes”.

The Super Eagles captain also promised that the team will bounce back from the disappointment and get a favourable result in the reverse fixture in Freetown on Tuesday.

"We made costly mistakes, we sincerely apologize and we promise we will fix things and get a win in Sierra Leone". @Ahmedmusa718 pic.twitter.com/2pACK2xxvc

— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) November 14, 2020

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“Dear Nigerians on behalf of myself and my teammates we are really sorry for the disappointment for the game,” he said in a video that accompanied the post.

“We know we made a very big mistake in the game but there’s nothing we can do, that’s football, sometimes we win sometimes we lose. But we are going to correct our mistake in the next game Insha Allah.

“We are going there and do our best to see that we qualify for the AFCON and we know we can do it.

“On behalf of myself and my teammates we are very sorry for the game, we will make it up.”

The Super Eagles still top Group L with 7 points from three games.