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YOBO WANTS TO EMULATE ‘94 EAGLES
Non - playing Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo says the current squad wants to emulate the class of 1994 by winning the eagerly anticipated African Cup of Nations final on Sunday against Burkina Faso.
‘’First of all, we have a lot of respect for the guys who won this competition in 1994, they are heroes back home. We cannot compare ourselves to them. We want to make our own history, we have our destiny in our own hands and I believe we can win this tournament on Sunday. We are capable, we have what it takes to win,’’ Yobo told afcononline2013.com.
Before the start of the tournament, there were speculations of unrest in the Eagles camp. These reports have been rubbished by the Fenerbahçe central defender.
‘’We are a united team, we have no issues. In our team, there is no space for people who seek personal glory, we are working as a team. If Joseph Yobo is on the bench, he has to give 100 per cent support to those on the field. I know my role in this team, Stephen Keshi (Nigeria coach) has told me what he expects from me,’’ Yobo said.
Should the Eagles win the cup on Sunday as widely expected, stand-in captain Enyeama has insisted that he would allow Yobo lift the prestigious trophy.
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Eze
Feb 09, 2013
CAF is a hopeless,incompetent and corrupt organisation.It has it's plan to make sure Nigeria did not make it out of the group stage,to achieve that they had to employ the service a referee that has been indicted in his home country ( Algeria) for corruption and match fixing. When that did not work on the first day of Nigeria's participation in the competition,they had to enploy a different tactic by awording a penalty against Nigeria from a contact between a Nigerian defender and a Zambian forward which occured outside of the 18 yard box."God does not like ugly "that's why he did not allow those antics to affect Nigerian spirit in the competition.They tried directly to eliminate Nigeria,it did not work so they had to try indirectly by eliminating Borkina Faso hoping that Ghana will defeat Nigeria in the Finals. It was clear to everyone,the referee included that Pitroipa was brought down in the box.The Ghana defender's Leg was way above Pitroipa's knees.There is no way the referee could not have seen that.I believe he was working on CAF's instruction to make sure Ghana met Nigeria in the Finals because of their believe that Ghana is a stronger team than Borkina Faso,also that Ghana would defeat Nigeria in the finals which was and is a fantasy and will alway remain a fantasy.The Ghana defender was supposed to get a yellow card at the least for that tackle not Pitroipa.I was surprissed he did not make the Ghana guys retake the penalties the missed in order for CAF to achieve their goal.We are not fooled by CAF so they should stop trying.Would CAF had reversed the outcome of the match had Ghana won the match duo to the blunder caused by the referee and have Borkina Faso play in the finals against Nigeria on sunday? We all know they won't.............................