Ahead of Friday’s group F game, Nigeria captain Musa Muhammed has stated that their opponent Iraq do not have the capacity to withstand the fire power of the Golden Eaglets.
Musa said the it was unfortunate that they failed to beat the Swedes as widely expected,promising Nigerians would see an improved performance against Iraq on Friday.
He said the players were not oblivious of the huge expectations of Nigerians particularly that of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“Frankly, we are not happy that we didn’t get the maximum points against Sweden but Nigerians would see a good response from us against Iraq on Friday,”said the soft-spoken but hard-as-nail defender.
Musa said the Golden Eaglets have the motivation and willingness to be on the podium on November 8 in Abu Dhabi after failing to win the CAN Under-17 Nations Cup last April, even as he thanked President Goodluck Jonathan and Nigerians for supporting the Golden Eaglets’ quest for glory .
“We know how important is the game against Iraq on Friday and we are going to give it our best effort because we don’t want to disappoint Nigerians,” he said. “We were told before the match against Sweden that President Jonathan and so many people in government watched the match and I want to use this opportunity to thank them for their support.”
