The Federal Government of Nigeria is sure of the Super Eagles’ chance of clinching the 2018 World Cup ticket come Saturday, Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has said.
Nigeria host Zambia’s Chipolopolo at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Uyo, Akwa Ibom State this weekend, in a crucial World Cup qualifier which will determine who picks the Group’s slot to Russia, and Dalung is optimistic that the Super Eagles, knowing that a win against the Chipolopolo will guarantee them an automatic qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, will go for the maximum 3 points.
Reacting ahead of the important match, Dalung urged the Super Eagles to put up a worthy display against the second placed Zambia.
“This match is a very important one for both teams as the result will play a key role in determining who will be at the World Cup in Russia. We started the World Cup qualification campaign in Zambia and we beat them 2-1 in the presence of their President and their home crowd. We have maintained the lead after a 4-0 routing of Cameroon here in Nigeria last month.
“Despite topping the group, we will not leave anything to chance against the Zambians who will be desperate to record an upset against us. “We saw what Zambia did to Algeria on match day 4 of the world cup series and we cannot afford to be complacent against a team who will be desperate to make a difference,” Dalung noted.
He called on Nigerians to troop out in their numbers on Saturday to cheer the team to victory which will guarantee the Super Eagles, their 6th World Cup appearance after making their debut in 1994.
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