Super Eagles midfielder Shehu Abdullahi says it will be a difficult task
qualifying for the FIFA 2018 World Cup but he is confident coach Sunday
Oliseh can lead to them to get the ticket.
Abdullahi played at right back in the two second leg Africa zone
qualifier against Swaziland and did quite well especially in the return
leg in Port-Harcourt.
Goals from Moses Simon and Efe Ambrose gave Nigeria a 2-0 aggregate
win and a passage to the final round which starts next October.
“It’s going to be difficult. The big boys in Africa will be into the
pots for the draws and I hope we get a good draw,”the AC Madeira
midfielder said.
“I’m happy we are into the final leg of the draws and by God’s grace
we shall make it to Russia. The team is coming together and we play
better game by game.”
“Coach Oliseh (Sunday) is a good coach and I’m sure with him we can make it. The team is young and we keep improving.
“It’s going to be hard but I trust the boys to come up big when it
matters. Nigeria will be in Russia in 2018 by God’s grace.”he added.
The 20 teams that have qualified for the third and final round of the
qualifiers will be drawn into five, four-team groups.Teams will then
play on a home and away basis with the winner of each group qualifying
for Russia 2018.
The group stage of the qualifiers starts on October 3rd 2016 and will
run until November 6, 2017 when the qualified teams are expected to
emerge
No comments:
Post a Comment