The Super Eagles boss, Stephen Keshi, has come out to advise Nigerians to remain steadfast behind the national team, as it will be bold and ready for the quarter final duel against the Elephants of Cote D’ Ivoire on Sunday.
The Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo, also spoke in similar vein on Thursday in Rustenberg.
Keshi was reacting to the news making the rounds that Nigerians were scared of the confrontation with the Ivorian Elephants.
He said: “If you must win a trophy, you must beat the biggest and best teams.
“So why should we be afraid of any team?
“The bigger they come, the bigger they will fall.
“Who told you that if it were to be the Hawks of Togo, it will be a walk-over?
“There is no small team anywhere and the Ivorians know.
“It’s a classic and we will show why we are the Super Eagles on Sunday.”
Keshi said the spirit in camp has been very good so far and all the 23 players in the squad are all healthy and ready to give their best.
“Nigerians should just be praying for their team and have belief in them instead of expressing any fear, because on Sunday it will be 11 players from Ivory Coast against the same number from Nigeria,” he said.
Yobo said the game will be an exciting one for him and he was looking forward eagerly to it.
He said: “They are a great team and so we are and we know ourselves well.
“So no one is afraid of the other.
“It is just a case of top football giants clashing at the wrong time.
“I think we shall be up to it.”
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