Pressure Is On Nigeria – Guinea Coach

Guinea is applying  the psychological warfare on Nigeria by claiming that all the pressure will be on Nigeria during tomorrow’s Africa Cup of Nations tie.

Group B leaders Guinea need just a draw in Abuja to qualify for the 2012 event, a result that could eliminate Nigeria.

“Pressure is on the Nigerian side because they’ve not failed to qualify for a Nations Cup in over 25 years,” a Guinean football official stated this week.

“They have no choice – they have to win,” added Ibrahima Barry.

Guinea, who have inflicted Nigeria’s only defeat of the qualifying campaign when winning 1-0 at home last November, have 13 points in the group.

Nigeria have 10 points but a 1-0 win or any two-goal margin of victory will be good enough to see them depose the Syli Nationale at the top of the table.

The last time the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the Nations Cup was for the 1986 edition, since their absence from the 1996 finals was taken for political reasons.

Under coach Michel Dussuyer, Guinea have been preparing in the French capital Paris for the match.

And Barry stressed that his organisation has done everything to make sure that Guinea reach their first finals since 2008.

“We will do all that is necessary to maintain top spot in the group because this match is a decisive one,” Barry, Secretary General of the Guinean Football Federation, added.