Nigeria Must Respect Ethiopia

[Folami David]

Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi, has deflected attention away from his African champions to claim that the Ethiopians have earned themselves respect.
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The African champions will face Ethiopia's Walya Antelopes in the first leg of the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualification playoff in Addis Ababa this Sunday.
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Keshi has acknowledged that the East Africans will not be easy opponents for his men.
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The Nigeria manager is also wary of underrating the Ethiopians, who football enthusiasts believe are a much favourable opponent for the Super Eagles compared to the like of Egypt or Senegal.
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"For them to have reached the last 10 for the World Cup playoff is no mean feat and we have huge respect for their achievement. It only shows that their game at international level has continued to grow and you don't want to take such a team for a ride. But we will play to our strength to earn a result from this game," Keshi told supersport.com.