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THE Super Eagles have been urged to put in their best performances as they take on Lesotho and the Benin Republic in the last two matches of African qualifying series.
Amaju Pinnick, a President of the Nigeria Football Federation – NFF, who gave this advise, said for Nigeria to have a chance of featuring in next year’s FIFA World Cup, the players must up their game by representing the country the same way they do in their various clubs.
“The only thing you can do is to psyche the players. Let them look at Nigeria, the national morale. Let them be very patriotic on and off the pitch,” Pinnick said.
“Let them give us their best — the same thing they do for their clubs, let them come and do it here.”
Pinnick, revealed that he remains in close contact with the Super Eagles players as part of efforts to motivate them.
“One thing I always preach to them-the captain is the coach on the pitch. I am in touch with them, I talk to them because it’s very important that we qualify.
“I have a strong feeling that we can still qualify. If we beat Lesotho tomorrow, come home and beat Benin, let’s just wait and see,” Pinnick added.
