Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi, has warned players of the national team currently in Dubai for friendly games that they cannot afford to leave the United Arab Emirates empty handed, even as the players vow to win their second friendly game against Yemen.
Speaking to the players at one of the training sessions in Dubai, Amokachi said the players may have received kudos for playing well against Cote D’Ivoire but the fact remains that the game was lost. “That is in the past now, we must all refocus our minds for the next game. Not only players but even we the officials because we cannot afford another slip.”
The Yemeni side is already reportedly in town with technical report about them indicating that they may not have the skills of the Nigerians but they can run for 90 minutes and more without tiring, hence the need for the Super Eagles to be on the watch-out for the energetic Yemen side until the final whistle.
Team Captain Chigozie Agbim, who has been in splendid form agreed with Amokachi and assured that the players are focused and ready to make Nigerians happy with the friendlies before qualifiers for CHAN, next CAN and the World Cup start. “We know that Nigerians are still not too happy with us because we missed the Nations Cup”.
