Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has
revealed that Monday’s international friendly against Jordan was a good
test for his boys as they prepare for next year’s Championship of
African Nations billed for South Africa.
In an exclusive interview with Goal at the Muritala
Muhammed International Airport on arrival from the Middle East, the
former national team skipper admitted that he is not worried that they
lost to Hossam Hassan’s men but insisted that his target is to ensure
Nigeria performs well at CHAN 2014.
“Friendly matches are not all about winning. It’s about assessing the
players on how they can perform and also to examine how quick they can
adapt to the tactics and system the coach is playing. Besides, the game
has nothing to do with our ranking with Fifa,” Keshi told Goal.
“It was a good experience for the boys [not minding] the fact that we
had just three days to train and 18 hours journey to contend with which
I think is too much for the players who are very young. The boys have
learnt a few things from the encounter which I think they will benefit
from. ”
The Africa Cup of Nations winning coach hinted on the probable date
the home based Eagles will resume camp for their debut appearance in
next year’s CHAN.
“Hopefully, we will resume camp sometime in December if all things go
on fine. Nigerians should keep praying for us that everything should go
on fine,” he concluded
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