BY JUDE OPARA, Abuja
Ahead or the 2015  African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend, former Super EagleS Coach James Peters said the Super Eagles can comfortably defeat the East Africans without a coach.

Peters told Sports Vanguard in Abuja yesterday that even the current crisis rocking the Nigerian football will not in any way affect the team which he also boasted has the capacity to win the match even without a coach.

Nigeria’s defender Juwon Oshaniwa (2nd L) and other players warm up during a training session in Campinas, some 100 kilometers from Sao Paulo, on June 12, 2014 as the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil. AFP PHOTO

“I am so pleased that the rancour in our football will not in any way affect the team because I am optimistic that as long as the players report to camp and train they will certainly carry the day. They are professionals who are playing regularly in their clubs.

“Our boys are mostly playing in Europe, they are not playing in any of those obscure leagues and that means that they can even beat Congo and even South Africa without a coach”.

The former assistant technical director of the NFF also praised former international, Stephen Keshi for accepting to come and handle the team even as he was yet to sign a new contract with the federation.

“Keshi has demonstrated that he is a true patriot and that is why he accepted to come and handle the team without a contract”.

Peters further advised FIFA to be cautious when dealing with African countries saying it is practically difficult to run football without the aid of the government.