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Super Eagles interim technical adviser Augustine Eguavoen insists the team deserves a place at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The two sides square off later this month and the coach who led Nigeria to a last 16 finish at the AFCON believes they are in a better position to qualify for the World Cup than their rivals.
“There is no doubt in my mind. I am a Nigerian, a full-blooded Nigerian, and if you asked me such a question, I think, without mincing words, we deserve a place at the World Cup.”
Ghana hosts the Super Eagles on March 25 in Cape Coast before traveling to Abuja for the reverse fixture in four days time.
Eguavoen sees a difficult game.
“It’s going to be a very tough game and a tight one as well. We have a lot of mutual respect for one another, and when Ghana plays Nigeria and Nigeria plays Ghana, it’s always tough, it’s always tight.
“But you see, it’s going to boil down to us trying to go there (Ghana). We will play everything we can to try to win the game, in fact, both games, but with no disrespect because Ghana is a very strong side, individually and collectively. We will just go and fight and try to win the game,” he concluded.
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