World Cup qualifier: Oliseh warns against complacency

SUPER  Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has warned against complacency when they begin their 2018 Fifa World Cup campaign.
The Super Eagles have been drawn bye from the first round of the African qualifiers and will start their campaign in November away to the winner of the Djibouti vs Swaziland first round playoff.
Both sides are minnows and should not give the three-time African champions a scare. Despite being happy at the draw, Oliseh is insistent on respecting every opponent.
“Of course, I am happy with the draw,” Oliseh told thenff.com.
“We are not playing the first round, which is a preliminary round and which we knew before the draw. We will also be playing the first leg of the second round away which means we have an advantage of playing the more crucial return leg at home, in front of our fans”.
The 40-year-old warned against complacency, revealing that there are a lot of dangerous teams around that could hurt if taken for granted.
“Djibouti and Swaziland need to be given the respect that they deserve and either of them that we face in the second round will not be underrated. We respect every team and we will battle anyone that emerges with our full strength.
“With the draw now concluded, we can safely say that the race to Russia has officially started. I am optimistic we will run this race very well. We will give it our very best and pray it will be good enough to get us one of the five slots available for Africa,” Oliseh said.
Nigeria will begin their campaign in November, two months after playing an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game away in Tanzania.