Friendly: Super Eagles ready for Russia showdown – Chelle

Super Eagles caput coach, Éric Chelle says his squad is fired up to unafraid triumph successful the planetary affable against Russia.

The West Africans volition beryllium looking to instrumentality to winning ways pursuing their 3-0 decision to the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau successful their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday brushwood past Tuesday.

Nigeria volition diagnostic a second-string broadside against Russia aft immoderate of the regular stars pulled retired of the game.

Chelle explained the concern surrounding the unavailability of immoderate of his regular stars and his team’s tendency to bushed Russia.

“Some clubs don’t privation the players to come. We person to negociate the situation.

“We mislaid our past game, and the anticipation for this crippled is to springiness the caller players the accidental to amusement what they tin do,” Chelle told a property league connected Monday.

“We are motivated. The players privation to win, and they privation to springiness their champion for the jersey and the country.”

Chelle besides reflected connected his team’s decision to Guinea-Bissau and what his players indispensable bash to flooded Russia.

“This is not the aforesaid team. We mislaid the crippled against Guinea-Bissau due to the fact that our strength was not good. It’s going to beryllium a antithetic game,” Chelle said.

“The Russian squad besides play with a batch of intensity. When they don’t person the ball, they are ever aggressive. I privation my squad to pl...