Siasia confident of 2012 Nations Cup qualification

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Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia is confident Nigeria will qualify for the 2012 Nations Cup.

The Eagles sit three points off log leaders Guinea after a 2-2 draw against Ethiopia on Sunday, but Siasia says extraneous circumstances were responsible for the situation.

"We will qualify for the Nations Cup. We know we can play better than we did against Ethiopia because the players were tired from jetlag and we will work with the NFF to resolve all those issues before the next match," KickOffNigeria.com quoted him as saying on Tuesday.

The squad left Abuja on Saturday night, and arrived in Addis Ababa on Sunday morning after a one and half hour refueling layover at Entebbe, Uganda, with barely enough time to rest before heading out to the pitch.

Guinea lead Group B on 10 points, with Nigeria on seven.

To qualify, Nigeria will have to beat Madagascar on September 3, and Guinea by two clear goals on October 9 in Abuja.

CAF's tie-breaker rules are based on head to head, rather than on goal difference.


Source: The Punch