Musa expects Eagles to beat Squirrels
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa believes going to Port Novo would afford them the opportunity to wrap up their qualification for the AFCON 2021 Qualifiers.
Nigeria will go for the three points when they come face to face with neighbours Benin Republic in Porto Novo tomorrow, in one of the Day 5 games of the 2021 AFCON qualification series.
A draw in Maseru sends Nigeria through to the finals in Cameroon, but the armada of Europe –based actors that Nigeria has again assembled say they are not interested in the encounter in Maseru and would rather concentrate on achieving a double over the Squirrels.
“We are not looking at what happens in Lesotho,” said Captain Ahmed Musa. “It is not necessary for us to bother ourselves with what they play. Our focus is to get the three points in Porto Novo and wrap up qualification. Three points will get us to Cameroon no matter what anyone plays, and that is what we are determined to get.”
While the team appears to have overcome that experience and looked sharp and ready for battle in their training sessions in Lagos this week, Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has talked of the importance of rediscovering winning mentality to go into the FIFA World Cup qualifying battles with both wings in rude shape.
“I am keen for the winning mentality; we need it very much and when we rediscover it, we must keep it.”
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