“It was a difficult game. We were unlucky on the last minute, and they scored. We didn’t play well in the first half, but second half we improved. I think we deserved more than we got today,” Ighalo told newsmen after the game.
“This is football. They got a free-kick and scored. We have to learn from our mistakes and look forward to the third-placed match now.
The forward who plays for Shanghai Shenhua of China apologises to Nigeria fans for the unfortunate defeat.
“To our fans, I want to say we are sorry for this defeat. We gave our best, but it was not enough. We conceded a last minute goal. It was a hard result for us,” appealed the forward who is currently on four Afcon goals.
“We have to keep working hard. We have another game on Wednesday, the third-place match. We hope to win that.”
Nigeria next meet Tunisia, the other beaten semifinalist, in the third place match.