Super
Eagles’ Emmanuel Emenike (right) dribbling past a Malawian player
during their 2014 World Cup qualifier in Calabar … on Saturday
| credits: AFP
| credits: AFP
Super
Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, will not pray to avoid any of the big
teams that have qualified for the play-offs in the 2014 World Cup
qualifying series, insisting that his team are ready to take on the
best.
Keshi featured his best players in the
game against Malawi on Saturday in Calabar, starting Ahmed Musa, Nnamdi
Oduamadi and Victor Moses, all attacking midfielders, in a bid to
overrun the Malawians.
Ghana, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia, Egypt, Algeria and Burkina Faso have qualified for the play-offs.
“I’m confident in this team. The team
that played today can face any side. I don’t care about which team we’ll
be playing in the next round,” Keshi said.
“The reason we featured Oduamadi was
because he is quick on his feet, can win penalties and he is a hard
worker. He was supposed to complement Mikel Obi in the front but the
Malawians decided to sit back in the game.
“This doesn’t mean we can’t introduce
new players later. If I see any good player in the domestic league or
elsewhere, I’ll bring them in. There’s no sentiment in the selection of
players.”
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