Ahead of Super Eagles clash with
Algeria in continuation of the World cup qualifiers later in the year, veteran
coach Lawrence Akpokana has warned that it would be dangerous to underrate the
Algerians following their early exit from the ongoing Nations cup in Gabon.
He said rather than see their early exit as an advantage; Nigeria
should rather see it as a challenge to work harder with a view to emerging
victorious in the forthcoming rematch.
The former Rangers international handler noted that the Algerians
would have felt embarrassed by the exit being one of the hot favorites but
added that they would be gingered to fortify and pump all the arsenals in their
armory into the world cup qualifiers.
“If we take them for granted it would be dangerous and I hope we
don’t. The mere fact that they crashed out early is not an indication
that they are weak and as one of the top ranking countries in the continent,
they would want to prove that the exit was a fluke which means they would treat
the qualifiers with greater attention so we must work harder for that
tie,”,” he said.
The Eagles were able to earn a 3-1 victory in the first leg
at the Nest of Champions November 12 last year, with the return leg
billed for Algiers later in the year. Algerian coach Georges Leekens who
was looking forward to the return leg incidentally has resigned following the
team’s poor showing in Gabon even as fillers from Algeria indicate that search
for a new coach has already started
Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/
Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/
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