Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo, advocator Efe Ambrose and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama have verbally expressed Nigeria will go past France on Monday because “we want to go higher” at the World Cup, africanfootball.com reports.
The Super Eagles tackle the impressive France in Brasilia and Ambrose verbally expressed the African champions are looking beyond the round of 16.
Nigeria and France have clashed only once at full international level with the African champions running away 1-0 triumphers in a cordial staged in Saint Etienne five years ago.
“We are yare to face France in the round of 16. We desire to go higher as we can,” he verbalized.
Ambrose verbally expressed it took Lionel Messi’s magic to beat the Eagles.
“We played to win and I must commend my teammates for a great game, we played well but we lost. Argentina have to thank Lionel Messi for this victory because it took his magic to beat us,” he verbalized.
Yobo verbally expressed they are vigilant that Monday’s clash will be a victor-takes-all game.
“They are a very good team, but we go into the game with confidence because we ken it is a triumpher takes all.”
Enyeama verbalized that after advancing beyond the group stage for only the third time, the team ken it will be a different ball game against France.
“The next round is a consummately different ball game and we will approach it as such,” he verbally expressed.
