Anxiety As Super Eagles Coach Augustine Eguavoen Speaks About Winning Mentality of Nigerians

• Augustine Eguavoen will lead the Super Eagles to the World Cup play-offs against Ghana and he knows what that means
• The former Super Eagles defender stated that being saddled with the responsibility of qualifying Nigeria for the World Cup is a big task
• According to the coach, Nigerians want to win every title and are very demanding when it comes to the national team

The coach of the Super Eagles Augustine Eguavoen has stated that Nigerians never want to settle for less and would want to win every trophy available.

Eguavoen made this statement as Super Eagles prepare for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Ghana later this month.

Nigeria are billed to take on the Black Stars right in their backyard on March 25 and then the reverse fixture is scheduled to hold at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on March 29.

The winner on aggregates will then proceed to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year, but Eguavoen knows the importance of qualifying for the football fiesta.

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He told Elegbete TV as per The Punch:

“It’s very tough. Very tough because we are humans and are very demanding. And we are a football nation, which is normal.

“We don’t want to settle for less. We always want to go for the best and by so doing, we want to win every trophy available.

“To be saddled with that responsibility I think is a very tough one. There’ll be critics everywhere, left, right and centre definitely, but the ability to be able to hold on and shed most things away and remain focused determines a lot.”

Eguavoen explains why Ejuke was not invited for Ghana matches

Meanwhile, Eguavoen has disclosed that he wants to achieve a balanced team and that was why Chidera Ejuke was not invited for the World Cup play-offs against Ghana.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria go head-to-head with the Black Stars of Ghana for a World Cup spot, as both sides begin final preparation.

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Eguavoen named an initial 32-man list for Nigeria, but Chidera Ejuke, who has been tipped to step into Jay-Jay Okocha’s shoes for his dribbling skills was missing on the list.

Lampard showers praise on Iwobi

Sports Brief earlier reported that the manager of Everton Football Club of England, Frank Lampard, has showered praises on Nigerian international Alex Iwobi following his strike that saw his side defeat Newcastle United.

Iwobi was the hero for the Toffees on Thursday night as the Super Eagles forward scored the goal that gave his side a 1-0 win over the Magpies in a Premier League tie.

The Nigerian international completed quick passes with substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin before slotting a low left-footed shot into the net.