By Tony Ubani
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has hit out at the love lost relationship between his team and Nigerians yesterday describing it as “shameful and a pity”.
The coach was asked if he feels under-appreciated by the fact that his countrymen do not have confidence in his team.
He paused, looked up to the ceiling and said; “it’s a shameful thing if my nation do not have confidence in their team. I think it’sa pity. I have confidence in this team and we are ready for Sunday”, he said
There have been a cocktail of opinions regarding the Super Eagles outing in the Nations Cup here in South Africa with many terming the Nigerian team’s performance as average.
Speaking also yesterday in a World Press Conference in Rustenberg, the venue of the quarter-final match that has been termed Super Sunday, Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo said that they would fear no foe on Sunday.
“We respect the Ivorian team because they have got big names in their squad. But this is football where big names have no impact on football. Our team are young and have got determination to excel. We are focused on moving ahead and I believe in this team”, he said.

, Joseph Yobo said that they would fear no foe on Sunday.
“We respect the Ivorian team because they have got big names in their squad. But this is football where big names have no impact on football