
Zambia’s Stoppila Sunzu (L) battles for the ball with Ethiopia’s Said Ahmed during yesterday’s match at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. It ended 1-1.PHOTO: AFP
By John Egbokhan
Ex-international, Tajudeen Disu has warned the Super Eagles to be wary of Ethiopia, who they have been drawn to play in the round three final playoffs for the 2014 World Cup.
While scenes of excitement and relief greeted yesterday’s draw held in Cairo, which sees the African champions playing what appears to be the weakest of the ten teams left in the qualifying campaign, the ex-international said that the Eagles would be digging their pit by underrating the east African side, who stopped Bafana Bafana from reaching the final phase of the African qualification series.
“On paper in seems like a very easy fixture against Ethiopia but when you look at the way they played us at the last Nations Cup in South Africa and the progress they have made since then, then you will appreciate why I feel that we will have our hands full when we play Ethiopia.
“We can not let our guards down when we play them. We must give them their respect, play them with caution and must not underrate them because they are the underdogs and would want to cause an upset by beating us because it would send shock waves around the world”, added Disu.
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