Harnie Gold
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Nigeria's Super Eagles interim technical adviser Austine Eguavoen has stated that the Super Eagles deserve to be at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar more than her neighbouring African country, Ghana.
Eguavoen, who was Super Eagles coach at the AFCON 2021 tournament believes that the Super Eagles, deserve a place at the World Cup.
“There is no doubt in my mind. I am a Nigerian, a full-blooded Nigerian, and if you asked me such a question, I think, without missing words, we deserve a place at the World Cup,” he told Ghanasportspagea.
The first leg between Nigeria and Ghana will be played at Cape Coast Stadium on March 25, with the reverse fixture played at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on March 29.
He however, acknowledged that the game between Nigeria and Ghana will be a tough and tight one.
“It’s going to be a very tough game and a tight one as well,” Eguavoen added.
“We have a lot of mutual respect for one another, and when Ghana plays Nigeria and Nigeria plays Ghana, it’s always tough, it’s always tight. But you see, it’s going to boil down to us trying to go there (Ghana).
“We will play everything we can to try to win the game, in fact, both games, but with no disrespect because Ghana is a very strong side, individually and collectively. We will just go and fight and try to win the game.”