The Manager of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle has said that the time for celebration is not yet here for Nigeria as the road to clinching the FIFA World Cup ticket is still far.
The coach noted that the 4-1 victory over Gabon in the semifinal of the CAF World Cup Playoff was not enough call for celebration.
Chelle said: “It is a long road.
“We just won a match and we still have other hurdles to cross.
“We have to keep working hard to get to where we want to be.
“Against Gabon, we didn’t think we will go to extra time but it’s the game.
“In the first half, 30 minutes, we were so good.
“The position of the ball, the intensity, the accuracy.
“It’s not just about when you put a lot of intensity, but physically you have to be ready.
“I am very proud of these guys.
“Because every time they are focused on what I ask, what I want.
“They show what I want.
“Once again, the word today was the passion.
“It was the working together to have the same thing.
“They did it.
“Maybe after the second game we can smile.
“I don’t want to talk about what happens before.
“Since I came, I try to work, create an identity.
“Every time we talk about the game, the sports project is very important and the game project too.
“Like I said, the most important factor is to create an identity and the identity is how you play in defence and offence.
“This is how we try every time to improve at every FIFA window.
“When you play at the FIFA window and you have only two or three training sessions, somehow these guys improve technically and they understand what I want them to do.”
The Super Eagles will clash with the DR Congo on Sunday in a battle that will decide the sole winner of the CAF ticket to the international playoffs ahead of the mundial next year.
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