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We’ll redeem our image against Iceland – Etebo

Super Eagles midfielder, Etebo Oghenekharo says he focusing on the team’s next game against Iceland on Friday in the FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Etebo’s own goal gifted Croatia its opening goal before Luka Modric scored the second goal to make Nigeria suffered their first defeat in Group D.

However, with qualification still up for grabs despite the defeat, Etebo stated that the players are generally focused on redeeming their image against Iceland.

“Like I said earlier, this is a game of football; we lost but it’s still bright out there. It’s just for us to keep our heads up and stay very focused for the next game and work on what we have to do to qualify. That’s the way to go.”

This post was last modified on November 30, 2018 2:03 pm

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