Three-time African champions, Nigeria are reaching new heights as they prepare for a make or break 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier with seven-time record winners Egypt on March 25 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.

Egypt are on top of Group G of the Nations Cup qualifiers with a maximum six points after wins over Tanzania and Chad while Nigeria are second with four points.

A Nigerian win will see the Eagles leapfrog the Pharaohs by a point going into the return leg in four days time in Alexandria, which stand-in Coach Samso Siasia believes his charges will win without breaking much sweat.

And speaking on his side’s readiness for the crunch Friday night fixture on March 25, the former Beijing Olympic silver-medal-winning coach said he was  impressed with the players’ progress at the Bolton White Apartment camp of the Eagles.

“The boys are coping with the routines we have been introducing to them and I am happy with their progress. The match with Egypt presents us with an opportunity to show our fans how committed and determined we are in our pursuit of the ticket to play in the Nations Cup next year in Gabon.

“I am quite hopeful that we will overcome them because we have gathered enough steam in the past five days of training ad with another round next week, I am sure our steam level would have gone up as we await the arrival of the players in Europe in camp for this very important match”, added Siasia.