Brazil 2014:DON'T UNDERRATE ANY TEAM,CHUKWU, OMOKARO WARN NIGERIANS

                                                                

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 Former national team players, Christian Chukwu and Bright Omokaro have cautioned Nigerians against looking down on any of the Super Eagles’ Brazil 2014 World Cup group- F opponents,  warning that  no team should be taken for granted in the World Cup proper.

Chukwu, a former captain and coach of the Eagles said recent reactions to the draw was not in the country’s interest. “from what Nigerians have said, it could spell doom, if the players are made to belief it is going to be easy and do not take the group games serious.”

The draws last Friday pitched the Super Eagles alongside Argentina, who are winners in 1978 and 1986, Bosnia Hezegovina, and Iran, prompting most Nigerian football fans to believe it is going to be an easy one for Nigeria to scale through the group stage with Argentina.

Chukwu said rather that the group could turn out to be one of the toughest groups going by the fact that every team earned it’s place in the final and would attempt to make a lasting impression in Brazil.

According to him, “the fact that Bosnia Herzegovina is featuring at the World Cup for the first, does not make their team a weaker one. The Eagles must fight, if they must qualify from the group,” he stated.

‘’If you ask me, I will say ours is not a simple group. Yes Iran and Bosnia are not noted as football playing nations, but having qualified for the World Cup, they would want to prove bookmakers wrong as to what they are capable of doing.

‘’The Super Eagles must not be carried away. They should prepare adequately for the championship. What should be done now is for the administrators to organise grade A international friendly matches for the team so that they would blend, understand themselves and be able to conquer not only their group opponents but the world’’, he stated.

Speaking in the same vein, the Eagles left back defender, Bright Omokaro believes the Super Eagles have what it takes to leave lasting imprints at the Mundiale, but warned that the players should not dismiss the other group opponents with a wave of the hand, adding that there is no simple group at the World Cup.

‘’Every team that comes to the World Cup is a potential winner, so we must not under rate any team in our group, rather we should prepare very well so that we can overcome any team that comes our way,” he added.