Nigeria’s overseas-born stars may have been given an alibi for their poor outing whenever they play for the Super Eagles by Zimbabwe’s Marshall Munetsi.

The Wolves midfielder, who helped the Warriors to a 1-1 draw againAsothe Super Eagles at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, on Tuesday, has said that Europe-born players tend to struggle when they come to represent their countries because African football is tougher than what they play in Europe, reports africanfootball.com.

In South Africa, Munetsi plied his trade for clubs such as Blue Rangers, FC Cape Town and also, Orlando Pirates. The towering midfielder then jetted to France, where he made a name for himself in the colours of Stade Reims.

Now with Wolves in the Premier League, Munetsi claimed that playing in Africa is more tasking than doing so in Europe.
“I think in general, African football is much more difficult than European football,” Munetsi said, as per iDiski Times.

“They always say it’s much more difficult to win an away game in Africa than in Europe, so that’s why all of you guys are always counting us out. There’s weather, there’s some funny tricks that do happen in African football.

“I think you get experience from playing and seeing what other people are achieving.” Zimbabwe’s draw with Nigeria in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series has dented the Super Eagles’ bid to qualify for the World Cup to be held in 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.