By John Egbokhan
Super Eagles will be gunning for victory when they face the Cranes of Uganda in an international friendly today at the Uyo Stadium.

Amokachi

The Super Eagles were absent at the last African Nations Cup in Equatorial Guinea, after being held to a 2-2 draw by South Africa last October and are anxious to exorcise the ghosts of failing to make the grades at the same Uyo Stadium.

Speaking to Sports Vanguard, stand-in coach of the three-time African AFCIN champions, Daniel Amokachi said that though he was concerned about the short time used to prepare the players for the match, however noted that the team would strive to get victory against the Ugandans.

“I am worried that we did not get enough time to prepare the team for this match but that is the situation that we have found ourselves and have to make the most of the situation and get the victory that we want to give our fans.

“Most of the players are playing for their clubs and would only have about two days to train for the game, which I would have loved to be more than that.

“We will approach the match like any other friendly game and do our utmost best to get the result but our fans have to be patient with us because football is not mathematics. We must understand that our opponents are not going to just sit back and allow us score them at will but our mission is victory”, Amikachi said in Nnewi, venue of the league match between Ifeanyi Uba FC and Rangers International.