Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, has again said there was need for first grade professionalism, total concentration and presence of mind at all times when the national team takes on their Ethiopian counterparts in the second leg, final round qualifier against Ethiopia on Saturday afternoon in Calabar.
The game is scheduled for the ultra modern, UJ Esuene Stadium in the Eastern part of Nigeria and fans, supporters and administrators of the game have been trooping into Calabar City for the encounter.
“We have never played Ethiopia before, in fact we don’t know them, but we want to win against them and win well”, Keshi said during a last minute chat with the media in Calabar after the Eagles last training session in The Canaan City. He however expressed optimism that the team will not let the nation down in Saturday’s game despite the fact that the Ethiopians have not lost any game away in the qualifiers.
“We have also not lost any game away and we are the champions of Africa, we must be ready at all times for any opposition and I think that is what we are set to do on Saturday”, he said.
Team Skipper, Vincent Enyeama, was emphatic when he spoke to the media. “We are hundred per cent fit but there is no way any team can deny us the World Cup ticket at this point in time. We may have made mistakes along the line but the focus is total and we will get what we and Nigerians desire against Ethiopia”.
