2026 WCQ: Iheanacho, Amokachi, Yobo positive as Eagles face Warriors in Rwanda

 Super Eagles stand-in captain Kelechi Iheanacho is positive Our Boys will soar high on Sunday against Zimbabwe.

Equally positive are two former captains of the Super Eagles Daniel Amokachi and Joseph Yobo.

  Iheanacho, who had the honour of captaining the team against Lesotho, expressed disappointment with the outcome of the game against Leslie Notsi’s side.

 “Huge honour to captain the team in Uyo on Thursday. I know that was a game we had to win but we didn’t. We got a point from it. Hopefully, we will do a lot more in the next game and get the three points against Zimbabwe,” he stated.

Former national team captains Amokachi and Yobo are also positive.

“A lot of people have been having some doubts about Thursday’s result against Lesotho but football is football

“The beautiful thing about football is, as far as you have quality in your team, a good day will definitely come. I’m a huge fan when it comes to this generation.

 “When the tough is tough, we strike. That’s what makes us move as a country, country may enter one stage but our determination and courage helps us move. Let’s do it again. Let’s do it again.

Yobo who led Nigeria to its third AFCON title at the 2013 edition in South Africa also said, “You can have talent, talent push you to a certain level, but teamwork and intelligence make you win the championship,” Yobo said.

“Basically, talent makes you win the game but teamwork and intelligence make you win the championship.

“We’re talking about championship here not just about one game. I remember the NFF president spoke about the game on Thursday, that’s just one game, it’s like a marathon.

“It’s a qualifying round, it’s not a knockout game. So what happened yesterday, like he rightly said, I think it wa

s good for the morale of the players to understand that we can’t make any further mistakes from this point but it wasn’t a bad game.”