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Nigeria coach Finidi George ahead of Super Eagles' crunch 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana - 'One cannot be scared in life'

George was recently appointed Nigeria coach and his first assignment will be against Bafana Bafana in a 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier at home.After that, the Super Eagles will face Benin as they push to claim the top spot in Group C.George is aware of what awaits his side and places emphasis on not being scared of their opponents.

WHAT HAPPENED?

“We know Nigerians would love the team to win all the time, and we’ll just get the players focused on the game, one game at a time,” George said, as per <a href="https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/bafana-bafana/nigeria-coach-not-scared-ahead-of-crunch-bafana-clash/" target="_blank">iDiski Times.</a>&nbsp;“We focus on the South African game and see how we can win that one before we talk about the Benin Republic game.“One cannot be scared in life. Going through life is difficult, you walk through it with the difficulties that you know you’ll encounter," The Super Eagles coach added.“So that’s how I look at life and approach it that way, and football will not be any different. We will do our job and make sure we get the best out of that game, and apart from that, nothing else.”

WHAT GEORGE SAID

The Bafana match will be George's first competitive match in charge of the Super Eagles.Nigeria go into this match against the backdrop of losing 2-0 to Mali in March's international friendly match and George was the interim coach during that game.He would not want that result to demoralise his men ahead of the more crucial World Cup qualifiers.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

With <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/lyle-foster-back-in-bafana-bafana-squad-as-hugo-broos-names-preliminary-squad-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-against-nigeria-zimbabwe/blta7eed72df98aa211" target="_blank">Bafana coach Hugo Broos having already named his preliminary squad for June's World Cup qualifiers,</a> George is yet to announce his team.He is expected to name his squad anytime from now as he finalises his selection.

WHAT NEXT FOR NIGERIA?

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