We’re ready for Addis Ababa clash – Echiejile, Musa

Elderson Echiejile

Portugal-based defender Elderson Echiejile and Russia-based winger Ahmed Musa say the Super Eagles are ready for Sunday’s World Cup qualifying playoff against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.

Although the duo expect a stiff opposition from the Walya Antelopes, they backed the Eagles  for victory.

Sporting Braga’s Echiejile said the team had been training hard ahead of the encounter and promised that there would be no surprise result in the game.

“Good training with the Eagles, we’re getting set for the big,” the 25-year-old left-back wrote on his Twitter page on Wednesday.

Musa predicted that the result of the game would be like the one from the Africa Cup of Nations, where Nigeria won 2-0.

The CSKA Moscow star said, “The Ethiopians are a very difficult team to play. They are quick, they like to pass and they have speed but with all that we will still beat them.

“I see us winning by the same margin we defeated them in South Africa.”

However, the former Kano Pillars player said victory would not come easy for the Eagles and urged his teammates to be ready for a tough  fight in Addis Ababa.

“The  Ethiopians  are no pushover, but we  need to get a decent result over there, so that we can finish the job in Calabar.”

Meanwhile, Liverpool forward Victor Moses  says  the high altitude of  Ethiopia and the  bumpy pitch  at the Addis Ababa Stadium  won’t  work against the  Eagles.

“We are African players and we understand the terrain, so I don’t think their bumpy pitch would be a problem for our team,” he said.