Super Eagles new Coach Jose Peseiro,set for first Match in Nigeria in an empty Stadium without fans

The Tremendous Eagles will kick off their marketing campaign to qualify for the 2023 Nations Cup underneath new coach Jose Peseiro on Thursday.

Peseiro misplaced his first two matches, which had been friendlies.

The match towards  Sierra Leone in Abuja shall be Peseiro’s aggressive debut.

Nigeria is not going to be in Qatar in November which appears a watershed second and a time to start out once more for most of the gamers within the Tremendous Eagles squad.

Cyriel Dessers is making a comeback to the workforce whereas William Troost Ekong, Alex Iwobi, and Ola Aina mentioned Thursday ought to mark a brand new begin.

“Actually painful as a result of an enormous soccer nation like Nigeria all the time needs to be on the World Cup,” mentioned Dessers, who, if he performs towards Sierra Leone, will win his fourth cap.

“And never solely us really feel like that. I believe the entire world seems like that. And for positive Argentina will miss their conventional sport towards Nigeria (laughs).

“However it’s a disgrace usually because when you take a look at the standard that’s within the group, it’s a disgrace we aren’t going to the World Cup.”

Dessers scored his first aim for the Eagles within the 2-1 loss to Mexico, which was Peseiro’s first match in cost however the 27-year-old believes the supervisor has made a great begin.

“Focus is on ourselves and the subsequent AFCON must be our aim. The preparation begins now with a brand new coach and I believe that was a great begin already. There may be a whole lot of high quality within the group and we are able to nonetheless enhance and we shall be a extremely troublesome workforce to beat.

For Ekong, it has “been a troublesome yr”. The Watford defender additionally revealed he feels the identical emotion as most Nigerians-upset, about lacking out on Qatar 2022, “however that needs to be previously now.”

For Ola Aina, “It’s devastating. It isn’t superb.”

“We usually qualify for these kinds of issues,” Aina continued, “and sure it’s heartbreaking for the nation, for me personally. I’ve missed out on going to a World Cup; as a complete, it’s a disappointing factor.”

Ekong is banking on making Thursday a brand new starting for the workforce as they begin one other journey. “I believe will probably be a good way to kick off one thing good for the long run. “We are able to’t change (the previous) so we are attempting to look ahead now with a brand new coach.”

Taking part in underneath Peseiro is “new and contemporary”, in line with Aina whereas Alex Iwobi says he has grown used to the change of managers-even on the membership stage.

“Even in my profession, I’ve had like 5 totally different coaches,” quipped Iwobi when he was requested about Peseiro. “So I’m used to chomping and altering. At any time when a brand new supervisor is available in, it’s a brand new begin, a brand new starting so we simply must go once more.”

The Tremendous Eagles Will confront acquainted foes Sierra Leone on the MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium on Thursday night, in one of many Match-day 1 matches of Group A of the qualification sequence.

Two days after taking part in Sierra Leone, Tremendous Eagles will fly to Marrakech for a Match-day 2 sport towards São Tomé and Príncipe that can happen on Monday, thirteenth June.

Mike Cookey