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PRESIDENT Goodluck
Jonathan is to pay a moral boosting visit to Nigeria's Super Eagles in Brazil
flying out today to watch them play in the quarter finals if they beat face
France in their second round tie taking place tomorrow.
On Monday, the Eagles
could be on the verge of creating history but qualifying for the quarter finals
of the World Cup for the first time ever. To do that though, they have to get
past France, who have been one of the teams of the tournament so far, picking
up all nine points in their group.
Nigeria have only
played France at senior international level once, when the two teams faced each
other in a friendly game at the Parc de France on June 2 2009, which the Eagles
won 1-0. Team captain Joseph Yobo said that with the additional incentive
from the president, the players will be even more motivated to beat them
tomorrow and reach the quarter finals for the first time.
Yobo said: "He assured us when he called that he's behind us and if we beat France and qualify for the quarter-final, he will come and visit us and watch the next game. That's a very big motivation for us to know that the president will come and visit us.
"It's better than
money and we are determined to go there and fight and give our best. It's a
morale booster."
Tomorrow's game kicks off at 5pm Nigerian and GMT time at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasilia. Midfielder Mikel Obi said the players are all happy and thinking their opponents. |
