Eagles can’t miss World cup ticket under Keshi - Omokaro

    

Eagles can’t miss World cup ticket under Keshi - Omokaro            

FORMER international, Bright Omokaro believes the qualification of the Super Eagles for the 2014 World Cup is a foregone issue, saying that the team built by Stephen Keshi can stand the test of time.
The former captain of the defunct NNB FC of Benin, while speaking with Tribunesport at the Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos, said that the status of the Super Eagles at the moment is a true reflection of Keshi’s profile in coaching.
“As far as I’m concerned, We have got the World Cup ticket because we have a team that is focused and plays purposeful football. I make bold to say that we have got a good team in place. The team has a vision and every player in the camp I think knows this.
“Everybody is happy now talking the Super Eagles. There is great innovation in the team.
“Keshi has transformed this team in no small way even though he is still in a rebuilding process. We have always clamoured for an indigenous coach to handle the Super Eagles and thank God we are all living witnesses to what Keshi has achieved within a short period.
“If you look at the calibre of expatriates that we have brought here to coach Nigeria, how many of them played for their countries the way some of us did? The team is on course but Keshi needs more time and I’m sure he would give us the desired results,” said 10-10 as he is fondly called.
“Once a team plays together and there is fighting spirit, we don’t have to be scared of Brazil or any other big football nation. Nigerians should bank on this team and it will deliver. If a team can win at away in a competitive game, it shows that it is a team with quality and character and I don’t see Nigeria missing the 2014 World Cup under Keshi. There is no level of opposition that this team cannot withstand today on the continent.”
“It is not easy to go to another country and win considering the level of politics in the game too and if our team can surmount all obstacles to win at away, it is the right team in place,” said Omokaro, who once handled Delta Stars and Bendel Insurance FC.