Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has insisted that Nigeria's outing against the Pharaohs of Egypt in Alexandria next Tuesday is a must win for the coach Samson Siasia's side, after playing a 1-1 draw at the Ahmadu Bello stadium in Kaduna.
Oghenekaro Etebo gave Nigeria the lead in the 60th minute but a clinical finish from Roma's Mohammed Salah in the extra time of the game leveled things up for the Hector Cuper's side, who will
welcome the Nigerian contingent to Egypt for the final showdown.
“It’s a massive battle that we are going for, and there should be no illusion about it. We have to face reality, and everyone has to give more than 100 per cent because we just have to qualify for the Cup of Nations,” said Obi, one of Nigeria’s outstanding players when they won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa three years ago.
The 28 year old player said that there was no reason to panic following Friday’s draw, and pointed to the fact that there are still three more matches left in the campaign.
“We have to go to Alexandria and fight with everything we have. There are still matches to play and we have confidence that we will earn the ticket. We also call on Nigerians to believe in the team and continue to support us.”
After the clash with the Pharaohs in Alexandria on Tuesday, the Eagles will travel to Nd’jamena to battle the Le Sao of Chad in the first week of June, before hosting Tanzania in the final round of the series in the first week of September.
NFF topshots have confirmed that the players and officials will now travel to Alexandria on Monday aboard a chartered flight, as against an earlier arrangement to fly the delegation aboard Egypt Air. The team will fly direct to Alexandria and have the official training at the match venue on Monday evening, before Tuesday’s match. NFF
AFCON Update: Mikel Admits Egypt Will Give Nigeria Tough Time
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