I think the issue is not from the players because the super eagles has many players that are doing well in their respective clubs. The issue should be coming from how the club is being managed because poor team management can leads to what we are seeing in the super eagles. If a team is not properly manage even with the best players it will not be possible to be consistent in winning. However, let's wait and see if there will be a change in performance in the second leg. The team needs to be greatly improved and not for them to be coming up with excuses after losing a match.
Well, I think this is literally the best that we can get from this very shitty system. The footballing federation are literally the primary problem, and has always been the problem. Team management has been very poor in the past years, and it's very difficult to imagine if we're ever going to get it right in the future. We've successfully failed to participate in two back to back WCs, despite being one of the very best in Africa some years back... Who knows?, we might also start struggling to make it to the Afcon if care is not taking.
I hate to say this, but if the federation thinks they can't keep up with the team management and make up for all the disappointments, then they should stop participating in competitions. Just so you know, paying player's salary is not the same as team management, although it's a part of it.