Super Eagles B coach, Daniel Ogunmodede bears his mind on managing the pressure and expectations ahead of CHAN 2024 Qualifiers against Ghana on Sunday, Sports247 reports
The Super Eagles B will face their Ghana counterparts, the Black Galaxies will face Nigeria on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium in the first leg of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers.
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In a chat with CAF Media, Daniel Ogunmodede revealed that the team will take the pressures and expectations that come with the ‘Jollof Derby” to propel the Super Eagles B to victory.
Matches between Nigeria and Ghana always come with high expectations from the fans of the team as the two West African countries more than pride and bragging right to the games.
Significantly Ghana stopped Nigeria from attending the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as the home based professional also stopped Super Eagles B from playing in the 2022 edition of the CHAN.
Ogunmodede said: “Managing the pressure and expectations for such an important match against our big rivals is very important,”
“We focus on staying mentally strong, sticking to our game plan, and helping the players feel confident to play their best. We want them to see the rivalry as motivation, not something to worry about, ” Ogunmodede explained.
The Remo Stars coach speaks further on the bigger picture of returning the Super Eagles B to the competition which is solely played by professional players based in the native country.
“It would be a big achievement. It would help show off our local talent, improve the profile of the Nigerian domestic league, and inspire future football stars,” he said.
Nigeria will face Ghana on Sunday in the first leg at the Accra Sports Stadium, while Nigeria will host Ghana in the return leg at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, a week later .
The aggregate winner over the two legs will pick one of the slots allotted to the WAFU B region at the championship.
