Sober Eagles Vow To Crush Zambia

Super Eagles players and officials have put the 1-1 draw against Burkina Faso behind them and are looking forward to the potential group decider against defending champions, Zambia on Friday.

Eagles Head Coach Stephen Keshi, who believe a win against Zambia will place the team in a vantage position, said the Eagles threw away the game in the last minute of the match, stressing that the Eagles got punished for wasting their vital scoring chances.

“We threw away the game in the last minute but that is football, if you fail to take your chances you get punished. But I have absolute confidence that you are still the big team of the group and on Friday go out there and prove it against Zambia”, Keshi told the players moment after the encounter against the Burkinabe.

The former captain of Super Eagles, told the football players that he had absolute confidence that thay are still the big team of the group as he charged them to go out and prove it against Zambia on Friday.

Eagles Skipper, Joseph Yobo, who praised the team spirit exhibited by the Eagles before the equalizer, urged Nigerian soccer fans not to give up on the squad, adding that the Eagles would prove their worth as a force to reckon with when they file out against Zambia on Friday.

Eagles Chelsea F.C Midfield star, John Mikel Obi, says the Eagles were a bit naive in the manner they approached the closing stages of the encounter.

Obi, who was named Man of The Match, assured that the Eagles will be back and better in the game against Zambia on Friday.