Nigeria head coach Austin Eguavoen says his team is half way through to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this year following last Friday’s draw with Ghana.
The Super Eagles held Ghana to a goalless draw in the first leg of the World Cup play-off at the fully packed Babayara Stadium in Kumasi last Friday.
Eguavoen is very confident his side already have one foot in Qatar for the Mundial even before Tuesday’s crucial encounter.
“The team is in high spirit we are more than half way through I had a word with them and praise them because they were resilient,” Eguavoen said on NFF TV.
“They worked hard in such an atmosphere so I think it was a fair result.
“Some players didn’t get involved now because one or two had a knock yesterday and recover training, people that played 90 and 94 minutes usually we do just a little bit and then rest.
“Some players didn’t get involved now because one or two had a knock yesterday and recover training, people that played 90 and 94 minutes usually we do just a little bit and then rest.
“People who didn’t play up to 70 minutes will do more, that’s exactly what we just did like few of them that had knocks like Chukwueze we just want to rest him and he can probably resume tomorrow.”
Nigeria resumed training on Saturday ahead of the second leg scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
