Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has told Coach Keshi and his technical crew to remain focused after the draw with Burkina Faso on Monday.
The NFF gave this directive on Tuesday during an urgent meeting between the national football body and the Super Eagles' technical crew just as the team begins preparations for the clash with defending champions Chipolopolo of Zambia. The meeting that was held at the team's hotel, we gathered was to look at what went wrong against Burkina Faso and to offer the team the necessary motivation to move ahead.
NFF President Aminu Maigari after the meeting denied that the Federation was piling pressure on the team's coaching crew. According to him, all the Federation wanted was a better result than the one seen in the team's first match on Monday.
"No pressure on the team. We just want a credible performance," he said.
Meanwhile, there are indications that Super Eagles and Chelsea forward Victor Moses will again miss the match against Zambia on Friday. According to sources close to the camp, Moses is not yet fit. He is however being penciled down for a return in the third match.
Moses, who saw the draw on Monday as having a positive side, cleared the air on why he was absent in a twitter message on Tuesday.
"Tough first game 1-1. Plenty of positives for us. Reason for those asking why I didn't play was (I) picked up minor injury in training. (I will be) back soon," he said.
Meanwhile, the team's camp got an unexpected visitor on Tuesday in pint-sized Nollywood actor, Osita Iheme (popularly known as Paw Paw). The actor said his visit was to cheer up the players and motivate them. He wished the team luck against Zambia.
"Bumped into Pawpaw in hotel today, Nigerian actor and legend came to wish us luck! Great to meet you," Moses posted on twitter on Tuesday afternoon.
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