Nigerian striker, Ahmed Musa has called on his Super Eagles’ teammates to remain focus ahead of their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars of Kenya, scheduled for March 23 in Calabar, Cross River State.
The all important game is Eagles’ first game since their triumph at 2013 Africa Nations Cup held in South Africa and the CSKA Moscow striker urged the team not to get carried away with the African Champions tag.
“The game against Kenya is going to be difficult and it is a must-win for us. We have to sit back and remove the tag of African champions from our mind because it’s past now and we have to remain focused.
“The most important thing now is to qualify for the World Cup and the Kenya match is one of the steps towards such goal which makes it very important for us as players.”
Musa scored a hat-trick for his Russian club, CSKA Moscow in the 3-0 win against Belarussian club, Bate Borisov in a club friendly last weekend and the Nigerian believes the goals are morale booster for him when the team resumes their Russian Premier League campaign today away to Krylya Sovetov.
“I feel very happy, it was a tough game but at the end of 90 minutes, I thank God that he gave us victory and I also thank God that I scored a hat trick in the encounter. The goals have no doubt given me more confidence as we continue our preparation towards the kick-off of the football season.”
“Now we are back in Moscow and the weather is very good. We’ve had a good build up towards the league and that has been great for us. Now we have many good players in the team and hopefully we’ll have a great season. We are hoping to win the league at the end of the season which will automatically guarantee us a Champions League action next season.”
