16th October, 2012
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are expected to camp in Zimbabwe few weeks before the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in South Africa on 19 January.
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Committee chairman, Christopher Green, revealed to supersport.com that “the team would open a camp in Zimbabwe from 7 December.”
“We have qualified so we only have to continue with our programme by preparing for the finals in time.
“The team would open a camp in Zimbabwe from December 7, and would fly straight to South Africa from there,” he disclosed.
“We are building a team and we will be ready for the best by the start of the competition.”
Green also praised the Super Eagles for showing the right attitude to decisively see off Liberia and qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
He told supersport.com that the players were determined to avoid the mistakes that cost them the 2012 ticket from repeating itself, and in doing so, sent the right signal.
“The players were hungry for victory and played as if their lives depended on it,” he said.
“They left nothing to chance and that was their attitude on the pitch, as they clearly wanted to make up for missing the last edition.
“The early goal opened the floodgates and from then, it was more or less a practice session for them,” Green added.