Moments after his wards silenced the mouthy Malawians in a 2014 World Cup Cup qualifier at the U.J. Esuene Stadium Saturday to move into the final round of the qualifiers, Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi said he was ready to face any opponent to pick one of the five tickets reserved for Africa.
Answering questions from journalists at the post match conference yesterday, an elated Keshi he was going to prepare hard for any opponent as there was no easy match anymore, adding that his players did very well especially in the second .
“We are ready to face any team we are paired against. We just have to train harder for any opposition as there are no easy matches anymore. My prayer is that the team will continue to wax stronger and stronger,”he said.
His Malawian opponent who attracted a lot of attention to himself days to the encounter, Tom Sainfiet expressed disappointment with the result but said he lost to “a very powerful team today”, adding, “I had planned to hold the Eagles to goalless first half and then come out stronger in the second half but the late goal ruined my plan.”
He however, complained about the officiating and the red card one of his players got but at the same time congratulated the Eagles for a well deserved victory and expressed hope they will qualify for the 2014 World Cup.