World Cup play-off: We will celebrate together after the two-legged games against Ghana – Augustine Eguavoen to Nigerians

Nigeria coach Augustine Eguavoen is confident about their chances of securing qualification to the World Cup at the expense of Ghana.

The Super Eagles will take on the Black Stars in a two-legged encounter with the winner of both legs qualifying for the World Cup to be staged in Qatar.

Ghana will play host to Nigeria on March 25, 2022 at the Baba Yara Stadium before the reverse fixture at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on March 29, 2022.

Eguavoen, who has admitted it is difficult to be Nigeria coach because the fans are demanding says the country will celebrate together after the two-legged games against Ghana.

“It’s very very tough. Very tough because we are humans and are very demanding.

“And we are a football nation which is normal. We don’t want to settle for less. We always want to go for the best and by so doing, we want to win every trophy available.

“To be saddled with that responsibility I think is a very tough one. There’ll be critics everywhere, left, right and centre definitely but the ability to be able to hold on and shed most things away and remain focused determines a lot.

“We will remain focused but our only appeal to people is to not discourage us but always encourage and support because things like this, if a person isn’t strong, can throw him off guard but I am focused and I know I have a lot of fans out there. Thumbs up to them. I love everybody and we’ll celebrate together after the two-legged games,”