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Onazi says Eagles will qualify for Afcon, World Cup

By Daily Sports on June 7, 2017

Ogenyi Onazi has said that with the current Super Eagles form, the country will qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2018 Fifa World Cup finals.

The 24-year-old midfielder believes that the current "group" of Super Eagles players can take Nigeria to the next Afcon in Cameroon and then to the World Cup in Russia based on the display of "confidence" and "ambition" in camp ahead of the game against South Africa in the Afcon qualification this Saturday.

Nigeria begin their quest to qualify for a first Afcon since 2013 when they won their third African title, coincidentally in South Africa, which played hosts to that edition, and Onazi has described the contest as "a big game."

The Trabzonspor man has also made it clear that the Super Eagles are ready to face South Africa's Bafana Bafana this Saturday.

“It is a big game, and we are one for the big occasion.

“I have confidence in the group that we have now and the ambition oozing in the camp. We want to go to the World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations. Starting well on Saturday will be key to our aspiration,” Onazi, expected to captain Nigeria, told thenff.com.

He also sees the opportunity to play South Africa in the Afcon qualification a chance to make amends for the past when they failed to qualify for the 2017 Afcon in Gabon.

Nigeria face South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo in their first of six matches in Group E of the Afcon qualification before games against Seychelles and Libya.

In August, the Super Eagles go up against African champions Cameroon in a Group B game of the World Cup qualification in which they sit pretty at the top of the pile with six points, four more than the chasing pack.

*Photo shows Ogenyi Onazi.

Source Daily Sports

Posted June 7, 2017