Head coach of the senior national team of Mozambique Chiquinho Conde says his team will approach the round of 16 game against Nigeria on Monday with respect not fear, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Conde’s team booked a spot for the game against Nigeria after losing 1-2 to Cameroon in their final group game of the tournament. They ended up as one of the best four third placed teams in the tournament from all groups.
They are up against Nigeria, who won all of their group games scoring 8 goals and conceding four to finish as winners of their group, and also maintain their status as favourite for the title.
” As a team we know we will face the best the further we go in the tournament. We can’t say we are happy to face Nigeria because a win would have taken us away from that path or maybe if we finished second or third. Nigeria is a strong team and no one will want to play against them”, he said.
” But it’s the task that we have at hand and we will approach the game like the way we do against the top teams in Africa. Show them respect but play without fear”, he stated.
