Super Eagles guardsman Leon Balogun insists games between Nigeria and Ghana entails a lot and they need to go in with a good approach.
The Rangers central defender says a special “character” is needed in such delicate games and that is why he brings to the team.
“I try to leave the rivalry pretty much aside without saying that I don’t respect it,” Balogun said in chat with NFF TV.
“So it happens that we play against Ghana. Yes, there’s that rivalry; I know there’s huge importance outside of football and also inside football with the fans. But I’ll try to leave that to them and do my best and work on the pitch.
“This kind of derbies, they are big, they demand a special kind of character, and I think I can bring that. But I do not need to voice it in any type of way outside of the pitch because, ultimately, you should give the right answers on the pitch. For myself and my country.”
Balogun has been capped 41 times by Nigeria since making his debut in 2014.
