Yobo sure of victory
in Monrovia
Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo has said that the Super
Eagles cannot afford to lose Saturday’s crucial 2013 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifying game against Liberia
in Monrovia .
“I would plead on behalf of the team that our fans should
support us in Monrovia . It is not
going to be easy playing against Liberia
on their home soil. It is going to be one of the most difficult games away from
home,” Yobo said in Abuja during the
team’s media parley today.
“Away from home has never been easy since I have been around
and we know this. Now we have another opportunity to put things right.
“So if we don’t lose this game it is good and if we draw it
it’s not bad because we have them at home to play. But the most important thing
is whatever happens we cannot lose this game.”
Yobo who has just returned to the squad after a lengthy
period of injury said that the Eagles will not be deterred by the antics of the
home crowd.
“I think we are used
to [getting booed]. The players playing in Nigeria
are used to not being cheered by host teams’ fans.
“We the foreign based players are also used to this. When
you play away from home in Europe the host fans rain
curses on you, they jeer at you, throw stones at you and all sorts of threats.
“This is our career and this is what we are used to. So we
are not pressured by this if the Liberian fans employ these tactics against us
come Saturday.
“We just need our home people to support us and be behind us
in the match,” said the Fenerbahce defender.
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