NFF prays for favourable World Cup draws

The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation is going spiritual as regards Friday’s FIFA 2014 World Cup draws as the General Secretary of the
Federation, Barrister Musa Amadu, prays for favourable draws for the Super Eagles.
The Nigeria Football Federation is praying earnestly for the Super Eagles to avoid been grouped together with host nation, Brazil, and other strong
football nations like Spain, Germany, Italy, France when the FIFA 2014 world cup draws holds in the city of Bahia on Friday.
Speaking ahead of the draws, Amadu disclosed that his wishes and prayers are for the Eagles to do very well in the competition and he is confident the team would do so with mother luck and hard work.
He said that inasmuch as no team should be underrated or regarded as minnows at this stage, he however prays for the Eagles to avoid World Cup
favourites in the early stage of the competition.
According to him, he would like the Super Eagles to improve with every match they would play and meeting books favourites to win the World Cup may not be ideal for now.
He said: “We are not so particular about the country we want to play but our concern is that we are not grouped together with the host nation.
“You know very well that playing the host nation and especially a nation like Brazil in the group stage will be a big minus.
“So, we are praying that we are not grouped together.”
Amadu is also confident of the Eagles’ ability and form since winning the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa in February.
He was also thrilled with the 2-2 heartwarming performance of the Eagles against Italy recently.
He added: “From the friendly match the Super Eagles played against the Azuris of Italy, it has become obvious that the gap has been closed between our team and the so called big teams.
“If our team could play them the way they did, it means that they can also handle any other big football playing nation the same way.”