Eagles must score early goals against Congo – Adepoju

Former Nigeria player Mutiu Adepoju has advised Stephen Keshi’s men to go for early goals if they hope to silence Congo on Saturday.

The Super Eagles will be hoping to get past the Red Devils at the UJ Esuene Stadium in the first leg of the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifier .

The ex-midfielder, who was nicknamed ‘Headmaster’ due to prowess in scoring with his head, said that Eagles must be prepared for a fierce battle against the Congolese hoping to get a shock will in Nigeria. Continue....

“There has always been a very strong opposition from any team that wants to play against Nigeria and I don’t expect to see anything different from the Congolese, Adepoju told Goal.

“The Congolese are motivated to de well here because they know there is nothing to lose against the Super Eagles. They will be coming in full force to cause an upset in Calabar.

Adepoju continued by saying the Keshi’s men must be mentally alert from the start to the finish of the game as well as convert early chances to emerge victorious while insisting the resumption of the European league season will rub-on positively on the team.

“We are playing at home and I think that is a big plus for us. To be able to peg them down, the players and the technical crew must do the right things from the blast of the whistle till the end of the game without losing concentration, he continued.

“Aside from these, the Super Eagles must try as much as possible to get early goals as this will demoralise the Congolese team.

“Well, they last played together at the Fifa World Cup which is about two months ago before joining their respective foreign teams. I think this will be a big blessing to the team as there wont be any question of poor form and fitness issues,” he concluded.