Eagles are in right mood —Iloanusi

FORMER Super Eagles defender, Chikelue Iloanusi, is confident that the senior national team will pick the sole ticket from the Group B of the African qualifying series Of the Russia 2018 World Cup.
Speaking in Abuja, Iloanusi, who featured for the Eagles in the early 2000s, stated that with the calibre of players currently in the national team coupled with the technical crew of the team, the Eagles looked sure to hoist the country’s flag in Russia.
“I believe the team can do it with the caliber of players and the technical bench,” he declared.
He stated that the Eagles ought to leverage their away win to Zambia to consolidate on their lead on the group, widely regarded as a “Group of Death”, saying that they now have the needed confidence.
Iloanusi, who is the SA Security Matters to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), declared that he expected nothing but an outright win against the Fennecs of Algeria on Match Day 2 in Uyo.
“First, we need to beat Algeria on Saturday and wait for the decisive back-to-back legs with Cameroun next year.
“Honestly, I expect nothing but victory against Algeria. We have started well and I believe that we seem to have everything well put together. The players are key, as long as they play to instruction, I believe the team will secure all the point it requires,” he said.
He added that, “that good thing is that they beat Zambia away. That will give them the confidence they need to forge ahead. And they need to key into that; they should not lose focus.”
Iloanusi, however, warned the Eagles to be committed and give their all to ensure qualification for the next Mundial.
“My only advice to them is to make sure they give more than 100 per cent and ensure they get the World Cup ticket. The players should show more commitment as they do at their various clubs in Europe and across the world,” he admonished.