Written by Funmi Erinle Tuesday, 22 June 2010
NIGERIA'S deputy skipper, Joseph Yobo, has promised that he and his teammates would lay down their lives on the Moses Mabhida Stadium pitch in Durban, today against South Korea in a crunch Group B match.
The Super Eagles are aiming to defy the record books and qualify for the knockout stage after losing to Argentina and Greece.
No team in the World Cup history have ever lost more than one group stage game and gone ahead to reach the next round, yet Yobo said the Eagles could earn a place in the history books.
"On Tuesday, everyone is ready to fight and die for the colours of the country," said the Everton defender.
"We now have a possible mission towards the next round.
"The odds are certainly not against us because this team can fight and die on the pitch against the Koreans.
“Even with our left-backs (Taye Taiwo and Elderson Echiejile) battling with injury and Kaita ruled out, this has not dampened our confidence going into the final group game.
“It's a final chance against South Korea, we are even lucky that we have a game to put it right.”
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