Super
Eagles assistant coach Daniel Amokachi is backing Nigeria for victory
against Ethiopia in their first leg 2014 World Cup qualifying playoff
in Addis Abba on Sunday.
Amokachi believes the Walya Antelopes can’t withstand the calibre of players Stephen Keshi has invited for the encounter.
The return match takes place in Calabar on November 16 and the aggregate winners qualify for Brazil 2014.
Victor Moses converted from the spot
twice to help Nigeria beat plucky Ethiopia 2-0 in their group stage
match at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on January 29, but the Walya
Antelopes maintain they have learned from the defeat and are ready to
deny the Eagles a chance to play at the World Cup for the fifth time.
The North-East Africans are also
looking to take advantage of the high altitude of their country to
pick up home victory and travel to Calabar to defend in the return leg
fixture.
But Tunisia ’94 Africa Cup of Nations
winner Amokachi on Wednesday dismissed the Walya Antelopes, saying the
Eagles would show their class again.
“We have a lot of quality players in Nigeria,” the former Everton forward told reporters in Abuja.
“The likes of Emmanuel Emenike, Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa and Uche Nwofor are players that can make the difference.
“The good thing is that we work
collectively as a team, because if the team is good the strikers will
get more passes and score goals.”
Meanwhile, Keshi insists the African champions are not under pressure to win in Addis Ababa.
“We are still working with information
from the Ethiopian side and we will not be discouraged. We will have to
keep our calm, no matter how they try to provoke us.
“Attempts to frustrate the team must happen, because it is the African way of winning a game.
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