Captain of the Nigerian national team, Joseph Yobo has expressed his pleasure at the state of the pitch at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg.
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The Super Eagles will battle Ethiopia Walya Antelopes in that venue on Tuesday evening in their final Group game at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.
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Players of the Nigerian team have been vocal in their complaints about the state of the Mbombela pitch in Nelspruit where the team played their first two group games against Burkina Faso and reigning champions, Zambia.
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'' Yeah I will like to think that the pitch Rustenburg is better than the one in Mbombela. All footballers like to play on natural grass because that is where we train ''.