Nigeria coach Salisu Yusuf says his side were second best to Ghana in their final WAFU Cup of Nations game.
Ghana emerged as winners of this year's competition after beating Nigeria 4-1 at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday.
The victory was a sweet revenge for Ghana who lost 2-0 earlier in the Group stage of the competition to Nigeria.
In a post-match interview Salisu Yusuf said the Black Stars played better and created more opportunities against his side, who he also lamented gifted three goals to seal their own fate.
“We lost to a good team, which is a good lesson for us. The tournament was good," Nigeria coach Yusuf said after the match.
"The boys did well throughout the tournament but its sad that they lost at the end but that is the way the game is”.
Stephen Sarfo (2), Vincent Atinga, and Winful Cobbinah all scored to avenge the group stage 2:0 defeat the Black Stars suffered at the hands of the Super Eagles.