Interim coach Austin Eguavoen remains confident that the Super Eagles have the ammo to beat both Cheetahs of Benin and Amavubi of Rwanda in the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) double header holding respectively in Uyo and Kigali on Saturday and next Tuesday.
In his fourth spell with the national team, Eguavoen told the NFFTV in Uyo that the Super Eagles have ‘everything’ to dispense with their rivals, adding his wards should be full of confidence going into this encounters.
“Nigeria is a country and in terms of football , a lot of countries respect us and there is no difference in this one , I am very comfortable we are going to scale through these two games and beyond,” Eguavoen, a 1994 AFCON winner said matter-of-factly. “We have the materials, the players , the personnel , the support , we have everything , the only thing we have to remind the players about is that were almost African champions months ago ; it is not even a year yet,
“We will do everything we have to do as technical crew and of course, the federation and Nigerians will rally round us.”
The Super Eagles will on Saturday start their campaign for a ticket to the 2025 AFCON against the Beninese side that last June inflicted on them a painful 2-1 defeat in their FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier in Abidjan.
“ I have spoken to them and we are still going to have series of few meetings before the game proper,” the former tough as nail defender noted in his usual soft spoken voice. “I am very confident that they will come out there and do the nation proud .
“But we will treat Benin with the utmost respect no doubt about that , because if you disrespect people you will have a problem , we will play them with big respect but hey, this is our home ,” he sounded off.
Source: The nation
