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| Liberia FA boss, Musa Bility |
Liberia Football Association (LFA) boss, Musa Bility has expressed the confidence that Lone Star would defeat the Super Eagles come Saturday, October 13, 2012 when both teams meet in the second leg 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Calabar.
The winner of the second leg will qualify for the tournament proper in South Africa, since the first leg in Monrovia ended 2-2.
To achieve the objective of defeating Super Eagles in Calabar, the Liberia FA has changed their plans.
Speaking from Monrovia on a live sports programme on Thursday morning, Bility said the team was in the best shape to whip the Super Eagles.
“We are prepared for the game. We are not a junior team to Nigeria’s Eagles,” a confident Bility boasted, adding that the Lone Star would make it to South Africa.
He also revealed that the team would play a friendly match within the 11 days it is in camp in Accra, Ghana. But he did not disclose which team it would play.
There are speculations that the Lone Star will take on a rejuvenated Teranga Lion of Senegal side that could feature former Liverpool striker El Hadj Diouf that is making a return to the national team after years of absence.
“We will have one more friendly match before the game in Calabar. We have the strength to be in South Africa next year,” Bility said.
The LFA boss also revealed changes to the initial plans of the Liberian team. According to him, the team will now arrive in Nigeria on Thursday, October 11, train on Friday and play the Super Eagles on Saturday.
“We will arrive in Nigeria on Thursday. On Friday, we will feel the turf and on Saturday, we will play,” he said.
Bility also disclosed that contrary to expectations, the team will leave on Sunday and not immediately after the match as expected by Nigerians.
“Nigeria is a big country. There is no reason to run away. So, we will leave on Sunday,” he disclosed.
Newsblitzz also gathered that the Lone Star will now also begin camping in Accra on September 30 and not October 1 as earlier reported.
But the West Africans have a problem with assembling the team on time.
“We are doing everything to ensure that all our players are available to us…For Liberia, no player is bigger than the national team,” he said.
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