Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has accepted responsibility for his side’s defeat to Argentina.

The seven-time African champions bowed out of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Wednesday night following a 4-0 thumping by Argentina.  

Argentina scored twice in each half to claim victory in the game.

“It’s football, i’m part of it. I take the blame and responsibility. The day they win, they win, and as they lost today, I take responsibility,” Zubairu said in his post-match reaction.

Zubairu also claimed the early goals destabilized his team.

“I think the early goal is part of what destabilized us. We conceded very early, and even the second goal came not too far from the first. That affected   our approach,” added the coach.