Africa Nigeria: Ameobi “We have to be confident”

shola ameobi scores for naija iiNigeria’s international striker of  Newcastle, Shola Ameobi who missed the Super Eagles first training session with four others including Victor Moses, has declared to be fit for the Brazil 2014 playoffs’ first leg game against Ethiopia on Sunday.

The player who could not be useful to his club in recent games due to injury said he has linked up with the Nigerian in shape.

“It was touch and go whether I would be fit, but thankfully I’ve managed to train a bit for a few days back home and I also trained with the squad when I got here with no problems,” Ameobi says.

Ameobi cautions his compatriots not to undersetimate Ethiopia and calls them for confidence.

“Every country that is here deserves to be there. They won their group, so we have to treat them with utmost respect. We have to plan and prepare both mentally and physically as we would for any other game and make sure we are ready for it.

“We have to be confident. You have to go into games with confidence nowadays. We are the team to beat in Africa and everyone wants to topple us. We know it’s going to be a big test. The manager has assembled a squad now that knows how to win”.


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