Eagles ready for any team — Keshi

Super Eagles’ Emmanuel Emenike (right) dribbling past a Malawian player during their 2014 World Cup qualifier in Calabar … on Saturday
 

 

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, will not pray to avoid any of the big teams that have qualified for the play-offs in the 2014 World Cup qualifying series, insisting that his team are ready to take on the best.

Keshi featured his best players in the game against Malawi on Saturday in Calabar, starting Ahmed Musa, Nnamdi Oduamadi and Victor Moses, all attacking midfielders, in a bid to overrun the Malawians.

Ghana, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia, Egypt, Algeria and Burkina Faso have qualified for the play-offs.

“I’m confident in this team. The team that played today can face any side. I don’t care about which team we’ll be playing in the next round,” Keshi said.

“The reason we featured Oduamadi was because he is quick on his feet, can win penalties and he is a hard worker. He was supposed to complement Mikel Obi in the front but the Malawians decided to sit back in the game.

“This doesn’t mean we can’t introduce new players later. If I see any good player in the domestic league or elsewhere, I’ll bring them in. There’s no sentiment in the selection of players.”