AFCON: Eagles can’t afford to disappoint Nigerians again – Ezenwa

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa has described the forthcoming Nations Cup qualifying clash against Seychelles as a must-win game.

He is of the opinion that the national men’s team are ready to do all it takes to seal qualification for the 2019 tournament, as they can not afford to disappoint fans again.

Nigeria missed out in the last two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), and already kick-started the race for next year’s edition with a 2-0 defeat to South Africa in Uyo last year.

The team are currently camping in Victoria, Seychelles, where they will face their hosts in matchday 2 of the 2019 AFCON qualifiers this weekend.

Ezenwa is one of the 20 players in camp ahead of the encounter, and he expects the team to go all out for a win, to revive their hopes of making it to Cameroon 2019.

The Enyimba goalie, speaking to Complete Sports, said: “We know the importance of this game. It’s a win or bust situation for us after what happened against South Africa last year.

“So, you can expect us to go all out from the blast of the whistle and get a win from the game which is the most important thing.

“The fans are looking to us and have high hopes too. We can’t afford to disappoint them again after failing to qualify for the last two AFCON finals.”

The game will take place at the Linite Stadium in Victoria and will kick off by 1.30pm (Nigeria time) on Saturday.