Amaju Melvin Pinnick, NFF President has disclosed that the Super Eagles will need to engage top friendly games to keep the team in Bette shape ahead of major tournaments and World Cup qualifiers.

According to the Fifa Council member Pinnick Amaju “we want to keep the Super Eagles busy in this coming next month knowing fully well bulk of the leagues in Europe would have come to and end and after they rest a while, they should engage in top grade friendly in order to keep the boys in better shape ahead of world Cup qualifiers which is crucial for us as a Nation”

Shedding more light, is the Delta State born administrator “it has has always been our Philosophy to get grade A friendly for the Super Eagles of Nigeria, if you look at our track records we always get friendly matches that can put the team in shape and for cohesion of the team and the forthcoming one is not an exception”

Super Eagles have been able to qualified for the last nation cup and this coming one in cameroon were due to better preparation and well qualities friendly matches the team always play before any major qualifiers.

“There have been good and Quality preparations so far and I think we’ve got quality young lads in the team hopefully the next African Cup of Nation might just be the time for the Super Eagle to have a podium performance again.”

The Fifa Council member concluded by saying the world cup quallfiers demand adequate preparation.

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