Revenge is not the aim- Salisu ahead Ghana clash

Tremendous Eagles B workforce Coach, Salisu Yusuf has acknowledged that revenge is just not a precedence as his workforce is about to sq. up in opposition to rivals Ghana’s Black Galaxies within the first leg of the CHAN qualifiers.

The Tremendous Eagles couldn’t make it to the World Cup in Qatar courtesy of the Black Stars of Ghana after the latter edged out the latter on the qualifiers through away objective rule.

And with the current paring of the 2 international locations for the house primarily based AFCON qualifiers many felt it was an excellent alternative for revenge, however the Nigeria coach wouldn’t be drawn that speak.

The coach, who took the Eagles B to a silver end in 2018 in Morocco, mentioned his present workforce is extra involved about qualifying for Algeria 2023 fairly than intention for a ‘revenge.’

“I gained’t say we’re in search of to get revenge in opposition to Ghana due to what occurred with the final sport on the highway to the Qatar World Cup. We need to win and qualify for the ultimate stage of the competitors in Algeria subsequent yr. That’s principally what we’re pursuing.

“Nonetheless, if we beat them to the ticket, which we undoubtedly hope to attain, then no matter description anybody provides it ought to be a matter of selection,” the coach mentioned after a session on the coaching pitch of the MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium in Abuja.

The qualifiers will see the 2 groups play in a two-legged affair on the twenty eighth of August, 2022 on the Cape Coast whereas the return leg will happen on the Abuja Stadium on the third of September, 2022.