Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has
said he still believes his team can win in Egypt tonight to get their AF CON
2017 campaign back on track after they were forced to a 1-1 draw at home in the
first game.
Nigeria have their backs against the
wall even more after Chad pulled out of the AFCON qualifiers citing financial
constraints as only one team could now qualify for Gabon 2017 from this
three-team group with Egypt in pole position having two points clear at the top
of the standings.
“We can still make the difference in Egypt,”
said a confident Samson Siasia, who has been appointed in temporary charge of
the Super Eagles last month after the shock resignation of Sunday Oliseh.
“We have to encourage the boys so
that they could play for Nigeria.”
Turkey-based forward Umar Aminu made
his full international debut for the Eagles as a second half substitute and he
said Egypt were lucky to get a draw in Kaduna.
“We’re going to Egypt to win. They
were lucky to get an equaliser (in the first match), but we have learnt from
this experience,” he said.
The Eagles departed Abuja Monday
morning for Alexandria on a chartered flight.
Source: Vanguard
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