Tremendous Eagles ahead and reigning CAF Participant of the 12 months Ademola Lookman has supplied some hints as to the crew’s tactical planning forward of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in opposition to Rwanda on Friday.
Lookman and his teammates have been coaching in Kigali below new head coach Eric Chelle, who will take cost of his first sport when Nigeria tackle the Amavubi on the Amahoro Stadium.
The three-time African champions are in a troublesome place within the qualifiers: they continue to be winless after 4 matches, and sit fifth within the six-team group, with three attracts and one loss.
With Chelle now on the helm, the Tremendous Eagles will probably be hoping to show their marketing campaign round, and Lookman has supplied some perception into the Malian’s strategy to date.
Lookman explains Chelle’s strategy to distinctive Tremendous Eagles problem
“We now have had a great deal of conferences on how the supervisor desires us to play, sport plans, elements on how we defend and assault,” Lookman instructed journalist Babatunde Ojora in Kigali.
“It’s all optimistic, we keyed into his concepts so we have now optimistic emotions.
“Earlier than the coaching, we had conferences, so we simply applied that at this time (Wednesday) in coaching, simply getting the concepts collectively,” he added.
The Atalanta winger, who was just lately topped CAF African Footballer of the 12 months, additionally dismissed any strain related to the title, insisting his focus is on serving to the crew.
“No strain, simply glad to be again with the squad, again with the fellows. We now have an enormous activity forward, and we’re wanting ahead to it,” he mentioned.
After going through Rwanda, the Tremendous Eagles will return to Nigeria, the place they may tackle Zimbabwe in Uyo subsequent Tuesday to wrap up this spherical of qualifiers.
