Nigeria’s national team players, coaches and officials have been warned that they will have to prepare themselves spiritually in order to overcome The Squirrels of Benin Republic on Mach 27 in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, megasportsarena.com reports.
With few weeks separating both countries from the reverse fixture of a clash that the Eagles first won 2-1 in Benin City late last year, Gernot Roh and his wards have been told in clear terms that they will come up against African juju (voodoo) when they tango their next door neighbours in Porto Novo.
This is the down-to-earth revelation of a former staff of Football Federation of Benin, who stated in clear terms that his country will depend on supernatural means to ensure they cause an upset against the Eagles.
Nigeria are unbeaten and top the qualifying group with eight points, a point ahead of Benin that are facing pressure from third-placed Sierra Leone, who will host them in a final game of the 2020 AFCON qualifiers in Guinea on March 31, ahead of which the insider says beating Nigeria on March 27 will be achieved by his country employing African magic.
The former insider told SCORENigeria: “Why do you want to kill us with this squad packed with all your professionals? Is it that you want to qualify directly for the AFCON in Benin?
“Your team can do it, but it won’t be easy. Here in Benin we believe in African media and we will give you a very big match. Nigeria have to prepare themselves spiritually too or else they will be telling another story.”
