Stunning Eagles’ Head Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, says his crew is just not going to underrate their opponents within the heart of their 2021 Africa Cup of Countries (AFCON) Round of 16 fixture on Sunday.
Sunday’s game between Nigeria and Tunisia will occur on the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua, Cameroon from 8: 00 p.m.
The Tunisian camp had been seriously ravaged by positive COVID-19 tests and and not using a indications but as to whether or not some superstar avid gamers, including Wahbi Khazri, will return for the game.
Eguavoen alternatively told journalists within the heart of a pre-match press conference on Saturday in Garoua that despite the Carthage Eagles’ challenges, his crew would remain smitten by the job forward.
“Drag, Tunisia could presumably even recognize struggled within the heart of the community stage, but don’t fail to remember that they are a powerhouse by manner of African soccer.
“So, we can exit there to play well in opposition to Tunisia the next day. We’re not going to underrate them and in notify that they assemble not appear to be going to underrate us as well.”
The coach disclosed that his crew modified into well tantalizing and had been working laborious in all areas and functions of the game earlier than the match.
“In this opponents, the long-established is so high that all people prepares each defensively and offensively.
“We’ll be in a position to’t instruct where the targets will come from. It could most likely presumably also either be from free-kicks, the penalty kick build or from corner-kicks.
“We work on these items. The change time, Semi Ajayi came shut, Taiwo Awoniyi additionally came shut and we recognize additionally not conceded from these build of abode-items either.
“But, optimistically, we can enact that the next day. We’re working on these items. But we recognize not upright been working on penalty kicks. We’re working all round,” he said.
On his collection of starting avid gamers for the game, Eguavoen said there modified into no reservation or preferential treatment for any player, including that whoever modified into known as upon would give his simplest.
“We’re right here with 27 avid gamers. Everybody appears to be like to be right here to play. But we are in a position to’t use better than 11 avid gamers to commence the next day.
“So, whoever is called upon will give his simplest. I constantly instruct the boys to offer 100 percent. No reservation or preference for avid gamers.
“I constantly instruct them, `whereas you are drained within the heart of games, merely signify to the bench and we can enact the requisite’,” he said.
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