Bandagry – A former national goalkeeper, Joseph Dosu, on Friday asked Nigerians to assess the strength of the Super Eagles when they play the U.S. in an international friendly match.

Dosu said that the Eagles would put up a better performance against U.S. compared to their 2-2 encounter with Scotland on Wednesday.

“The whole of Nigeria expects the Super Eagles to do well in the World Cup because we are the reigning African champions

“The friendly against Scotland was not 100 per cent but we still have two more games ahead and we should assess them with the encounter against the Americans.

“By the time we play U.S., the team would have blended well and this would help them to play and understand themselves better.

“At the forthcoming World Cup, I see Nigeria getting to the semi-finals,” he said.

The 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold medalist, who is into football management, said that he now runs a football academy in Belgium.

Austin Ejide watches as Scotland’s defender Charlie Mulgrew scores the opening goal during the international friendly football match between Nigeria and Scotland

“We have produced a lot of players not just in Nigeria alone but also in Europe.

“We have people from our academy that play in Norway, Ukraine, Portugal and Belgium. The academy is doing well and I’m sure we will spot talents in Badagry soon,” Dosu said.

The former goalkeeper urged youths in the country to always put in their best in everything they do. (NAN)

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