Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo says he hoping to keep his three-match competitive unbeaten run against Zambia since 2001 intact.
Yobo told LT sports at The Super Eagles base at Ingwenyama Lodge in White River after the official Group C pre-match briefing on Thursday morning that the pressure was on Zambia to win and stay in the competition.
“Yeah hopefully an unbeaten run is always very good if you don’t lose a game,” Yobo said.
“If we don’t win tomorrow we still have Ethiopia to be to qualify which is still good.
“If they (Zambia) lose tomorrow they are in trouble.”
Yobo earned his first cap against Zambia in 2001 in a 1-1 draw at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola in a 2002 Africa Cup Group One qualifier.
“It is not just about me,” Yobo said.
“No team is coming to play for a draw everybody is coming here for the three points.
“Nigeria wants to win this game to gain confidence and progress.”
okay.. no vundu, no gee…
just bring it on. you will find us ready for you mwice.
meant “mwaice” and not “mwice”. sorry.
it happens with firefox it has a spelling check and corrects automatically
Ka YOBO ukalila mailo namulamba ikapagika
tomorrow big game zambia will win.
OK, kanshi Yobo tukakumona mailo mambala
Naumfwo mwenso. 31 yrs ago is the last Zambia beat Nigeria in Africa Cup. natinaa
Records are there to be broken. Good luck Nigeria. Please bring your best game so there are no excuses post match. I’m going for the lowest form of entertainment should Zed win coz the bragging rights are a bankable commodity that will allow for a huge grin and no words required amongst friends 🙂
mmmm ba yobo..2001 n 2002 is a loooong time ago…incase u didnt here we became african champions since then ka…we are biiiiig ..not ukwisa nau samwa..u will cry ka
Yangu ! Abena yobo kanshi opobachili ? Ololwanya.
if”we don’t win 2moro”…its good they know Zambia is not a team to say they will beat..go zambia go
Zambia balange
Who is this Yobo Kanshi?? there is no better in the Nigerian Squard all of them are just average!! Zambia should beat them!!!
Nigeria wafwa napanga wasanga baleteya.
“Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo says he hoping to keep his three-match competitive unbeaten run against Zambia since 2001 intact” I seriously do not see where the pulu kutu pulu kutu or copper blanks are drawing their confidence. mu kose ba mbuli
Statistics,oh no Butondo. Statistics are like mini skirts ,they give you an idea but hide the most important things.
Statistics don’t win matchs or tournaments
Yobo should no that nothing is permanant in this world, we are champions. Last year Senegal, Ghana and Ivory coast made the same mistake and the outcome was just crying,,,,,anything can happen in the game, history can be; repeated overturned and be broken
Some statistics will just intimidate or confuse u. Its not like the two teams meet every year. The number of times they have met will provide more objective data