Super
Eagles defence ace Elderson Echiejile has said the recent AFCON triumph
will boost the team’s confidence in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
The Super Eagles were crowned African champions for a third time at the weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa.
They are currently top of a qualifying group for the World Cup that has Malawi, Namibia and Kenya with four points.
They host Kenya next month in continuation of the qualifying series.
“What we achieved in South Africa has
boosted our confidence as a team and as players and we hope this will
rub off on the World Cup qualifiers as well because we want to not just
qualify for Brazil 2014, but also set a record there,” he told the Punch
newspaper.
The Sporting Braga star is equally
excited the Eagles will feature in the FIFA Confederations Cup, where
they are drawn against world champions Spain, Tahiti and Uruguay.
“It will be a dress rehearsal for the
World Cup, but on its own it’s also a special event as not many teams
get the chance to feature in this competition reserved for continental
champions,” he said.
Nigeria featured at the 1995 version of the competition when it was then known as the King Fahd Cup.
The Eagles beat Japan 3-0, drew 0-0 with Argentina before they lost on penalties to Mexico in a third-place playoff.
DailyTrust
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