Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa says playing inside the dreaded Babayara stadium in Kumasi does not scare Super Eagles Players.
The Babayara stadium will play host to the first leg of the 2022 World Cup qualifying playoffs between Ghana and Nigeria.
The game was initially billed for Cape Coast stadium, but later moved to Babayara stadium due to the poor state of the pitch at the former.
Following the choice of Babayara stadium, a lot of Ghanaians applauded the decision believing the Eagles, just like other teams, wouldn’t stand a chance.
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The fans cited the 2014 World Cup qualifying playoffs between Ghana and Egypt, which saw the Black Stars thrash the Pharoahs 6-1 in the first-leg inside the Babayara stadium.
Despite talks about the history attached to the stadium by Ghanaians, Musa expressed confidence that the Eagles have what it takes to secure a win.
“I have never played in Ghana but I have played a friendly game against them,” Musa said in Wednesday’s press conference in Abuja.
“We have been hearing a lot of things that they have not lost in that stadium (Babayara). If you remember the 2021 AFCON qualifiers we played in Benin Republic, they told us they’ve not lost there and we went there and won. So I believe we will go there and make history by winning in Kumasi.”
After a promising start at the last AFCON in Cameroon, the Eagles were knocked out by Tunisia in the round of 16.
And reacting to the disappointment, Musa said the Eagles want to compensate Nigerian fans with qualification to this year’s World Cup in Qatar.
“When we got knocked of the AFCON it was not what we planned for but in football sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s bad.
“For we and Ghana it wasn’t a good tournament for us that is why the game would be tough for both teams. So we are back here in Abuja and ready for the game in two days time and hopefully we will get the victory.
“Like i said the AFCON was not good for all Nigerians which made us really sad but there is nothing we can do, that’s football but we just have to pay the fans back with the World Cup ticket and the boys are ready to give their best.”
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