Nigeria lost the battle to South Africa on Saturday in the defence because Daniel Akpeyi could not organize the back four according to former Goalie, Emmanuel Babayaro.

Akpeyi, 31, deputized for injured Carl Ikeme but the team may need a more experienced hand Babayaro quipped per Ade Emmanuel [owngoal Nigeria].

“The first goal was from a cross, it’s part of his job to call out his defenders by shouting man to man, so they won’t lose their man, but he instead thought the cross was going to come through for him to pick.

“It didn’t happen and his defence wasn’t organised by him to deal with the goal scorer (Tokelo Rantie), that was poor”, Babayaro said.

“You have to look at how hilarious the second goal is. First of all the goalkeeper is the last line of defence ‎, he sees what others can’t see.

“I wonder why he didn’t ask a defender to stay in his own half. That’s so elementary to know.

“Secondly, with the score at 0-1 when you’re caught out as a goalkeeper your first instinct is to foul the man, forget about the ball.

“Go for the man, get yourself sent off, take one for the team and let them respond. But he didn’t do any of such. He performed poorly I must say.”