2018 W/Cup qualifiers: Odegbami warns Eagles against Indomitable Lions

A Onetime captain of the Green Eagles, Segun Odegbami, has commented on the preparation of the Super Eagles ahead of their encounter with the Indomitable Lions of Cameroun in the coming 2018 World Cup Qualifiers, warning them to psychologically ready for the game.

Odegbami, who played in the 1980 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations with the Green Eagles in Lagos, that went on to win the trophy, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

The former Green Eagles captain stressed that the super eagles must be fully ready for the August 27 showdown with the Cameroonians at the Godswill Apkabio International, Uyo.

He said, “Following the experience against Bafana Bafana you know, and seeing how the Cameroonians’ must have benefited psychologically from that defeat, and how they have gone ahead to play at even a higher level and they have done as well as they did, psychologically they may be even more prepared than the Super Eagles for that match.


“But I also know that the Eagles are challenged for that defeat, it has never happened in our history that we have successive defeats at the hands of anybody particularly at home here in Nigeria, so I know that the Nigerian spirit will rise to the occasion and the Cameroonians will not defeat the Eagles here.

He went on to conclude, saying, “How that will be done, we still have a month to see what Gernot Rohr the coach will do, and somehow his going to do it that’s my belief.”