Former Nigerian defender, Nduka Ugbade has warned the Super Eagles players not to take Lesotho for granted in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday.
The three-time AFCON champion have qualified for the bi-annual tournament after defeating the Squirrels of Benin on Saturday in Porto-Novo.
However, Ugbade in an interview with a Lagos-based radio station, insisted that the team should take the game seriously in order to improve their FIFA ranking.
“There are no longer minors in football, so, Lesotho shouldn’t be counted as an underdog. As a team, all they ( Eagles) needed to do is complete their record by beating them (Lesotho).”
“Because this will place Nigeria high on the FIFA rankings, they should not joke with Lesotho and be complacent, we should look at what happened against sierra Leone.
“Against Lesotho, the best team should be arranged, other players should be given the opportunity to play and we should beat Lesotho very well to send messages to others.”
By Augustine Akhilomen
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THANKS UDUKA UGBADE
FIRST AND FOREMOST I APPRECIATE SUPER EAGLE FOR GOING FOR WINNING AGAINST BENIN BY BREAKING THEIR 8 YEARS HOME UNDEFEATED DESPITE BEEN QUALIFIED AT FIRST PLACE B4 D GAME. U PEOPLE DESERVED COMMENDATION COMPARE TO FRANCE ’98 TEAM THAT SOLD MATCH AGAINST PARAGUAY. THIS IS D KIND OF MENTALITY WE NEED TO B PUTTING IN PLACE FOR ALL MATCHES WHETHER WE NEED IT OR NOT. IMAGINE QUALIFY FOR COMPETITION WITH TWO MATCHES LEFT.
### NOW I WANT TO USE D THIS MEDIUM, ADVICE SUPER EAGLES TO USED LESOTHO MATCH TO IMPROVE IN FIFA RANKING, SCORE MORE GOALS, BE AMONG AFRICA BEST PLAYER CONTENDER,ADD MORE RECORDS AND SO ON. ###
*** WORLD CUP QUALIFY IS ABOUT TO COME, APPROACH ALL MATCHES WITH FULL SERIOUSNESS & WIN. ***
UP SUPER EAGLE, UP NIGERIA