Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has declared that his team is set for the crucial final leg of the play-offs of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against the Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia today.
Keshi told journalists shortly after Eagles rounded off their final training session at the U.J.Esuene Stadium, Calabar, yesterday that he was satisfied with the preparation ahead of the big clash. He was full of confidence on the condition of his boys but cautioned he wouldn't relax until the big task was concluded.
"It's not going to be easy so to speak because the Ethiopians are equally a good side," Keshi said. "The preparation has been great and I can tell you that the boys are ready for the task."
Eagles are at advantage going into the game having won the first leg 2-1 in Addis Ababa last month. However, Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has declared that qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil next year, is what matters most for the team ahead of today's encounter. Enyeama assured that the team was squarely bent on beating Ethiopia to qualify for the World Cup finals.
"The badge on the shirt matters a lot to me and we must defend it. "World Cup means a whole lot to me, to the entire team and the millions of fans in the country and that's more reason why we must be at our best. "We will make Nigerians proud and we enjoin them to come out in their large numbers to support us," he said emphatically.
Meanwhile, the Lille keeper is three games away from etching his name in the record books as the new custodian to keep clean sheet in the French Ligue 1 the most games. The former Enyimba keeper has gone eight games, including Monaco game a fortnight ago where he stopped Zlatan Ibrahimovic from scoring, to pursue a French Ligue 1 record of a clean sheet of 10 games.