My boys are battle-ready —Zambia coach

Coach of the Zambian national team, Wedson Nyirenda says his wards are ready for tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.

‘Wada’ spoke to reporters immediately the Chipolopolo finished their training session at astroturf pitch of the Goal Project, Package B, on Thursday. The team later left for Uyo same day.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that more than 20 players were seen taking part in the work-out session.

Nyirenda said after the training:“I was only 15 days old on the job when Nigeria beat Zambia 2-1 in Ndola.

“There wasn’t much I could do at that time since changing everything within a short period of time would have been detrimental to the team.

“We went on gradual rebuilding process which yielded good result and now we have a solid team in place, consisting of few senior players, under 20 players and other local players,” Nyirenda said.

“We played the Algerians at their backyard and got a good result; I must confess that it was not a mere feat at all and I think that in itself gave my boys a lot of motivation.

“Now, we are to face the Super Eagles, a team which boasts of a lot of stars in Europe and I can assure you that my boys will be more motivated going into the game in Uyo.”

The coach, however, noted that his team would have to respect the Eagles for who they are and what they do, but would go into the game to get great result.

“We have to give the Eagles their deserved respect but we won’t be afraid of them as all we need is good result to boost our chances of qualifying for the World Cup,” he said.