Beat Iceland, get $20,000 each
... Players vow to fight to death
Sportinglife.ng can reveal that every Super Eagles player will smile home with $20,000 if they beat Iceland today inside the Volgograd Stadium in Russia.
Sportinglife.ng can reveal that every Super Eagles player will smile home with $20,000 if they beat Iceland today inside the Volgograd Stadium in Russia.
It was gathered further that the $20,000 is in fulfillment of an agreement struck between the players, coaches and NFF before the competition began and not necessarily for the Iceland game.
Consequently, the players have promised to fight the Icelanders till their death today to wrest the three points at stake at dusk.
Indeed, the players and coaches were unanimous in reassuring Nigerians that they will make them smile by beating Icelanders, even if it is by a single goal, stressing that the important thing for them is to secure the three points at stake after 90 minutes.
Indeed the Captain of the team John Mikel Obi told journalists in a press briefing at Essentuki on Thursday that he and his colleagues would like to stay longer in Russia and were not ready to be eliminated from the competition now.
“We have been able to work and train well for the competition. The training facilities, hotel and the people have been great. We hope to qualify and stay longer here so we can get to know more places in Russia”, Mikel disclosed
However, if you confront any Super Eagles player, coach or official on the training ground here in Russia, the battle cry is unanimous- we do not want to go home early in the first round.
Consequently, all hands are on the plough to ensure that the Icelanders fall like a pack of cards when both countries clash in the second game of Group D on Friday in Volgograd.
In fact, looking at the players in training any discerning spectator will notice a change in attitude by the players to training as there was plenty of urgency and spark in the few minutes which the media had to watch them on Wednesday.
In fact, the spirit among the players, coaches and officials is infectious such that the only thing they were heard saying was how to beat Iceland to set the stage for the titanic clash against Argentina on June 26 inside the Saint Petersburg Stadium.