25th October, 2012
Taiwo Adelu
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has said that his team won’t be intimidated by the defending champions, Zambia in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nation in South Africa.
The Eagles were drawn in Group C in Wednesday night’s draws conducted by Confederation of Africa Football, CAF. Keshi and his team will battle Zambia, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso in their group. The former Nigerian international, however, assured that he won’t lose sleep because his team have been drawn to play the defending champions in the Nations Cup.
“We’ll not be intimidated by the presence of Zambia, the defending champions in our group,” Keshi declared.
“I believe that every team that qualified for the Nations Cup are good and are strong contenders for the trophy. So, we’ll go back to the drawing board to study this group and fashion out a winning programme.
“I will not underrate any team. Burkina Faso were at the last edition of the Nations Cup and Ethiopia cannot be waved off like that. So, we’ll prepare for tough battles ahead,” he said.