NFF Assures African Nations Cup Ticket

The Nigeria Football Federation,NFF, has assured that the Super Eagles would qualify for next year’s African Cup of Nations finals slated for Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Its General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu said the Federation and the Super Eagles’ technical crew had realized the enormity of work that must be done now, following Sunday’s two all draw in Ethiopia and Guinea’s 4-1 thrashing of Madagascar in Conakry.

He said Nigeria's Super Eagles must be one of the 16 teams that would participate at the 28th African Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea early next year,stressing that the Federation would this week meet with Samson Siasia to overcome the challenges before the team's game against Madagascar in Antananarivo in September.

“We are fully aware of the huge task at hand and we are ready to face and conquer that particular task. Nigeria must be one of the 16 teams that will participate at the 28th African Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea early next year. That is non-negotiable.

“This week, the NFF’s top hierarchy and Super Eagles’ Coach, Mr. Samson Siasia will sit down and look at all the challenges that are involved now and every step will be taken to overcome those challenges before the next game against Madagascar in Antananarivo in September.

Amadu, said the NFF did everything possible to ensure victory in Addis Ababa on Sunday but it was sad that the match ended two all, thus the Federation as well aas the technical crew of Super Eagles must work to ensure that the qualify for the African Nations Cup.

The 2-2 draw in Addis Ababa and Guinea’s emphatic 4-1 win over Madagascar in Conakry means Nigeria remain in second place in Group B with seven points, three adrift of leaders Guinea, who have also have a better goals difference of plus seven as against Nigeria plus five.

The Eagles next square up against bottom team Madagascar away in Antananarivo on September 3 before hosting leaders Guinea on October 9 in Abuja.