Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has expressed his satisfaction with the 2018 World Cup preliminary draw, which were conducted on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Nigeria have been drawn against the winner between Djibouti and Swaziland.
“Of course, I am happy with the draw,” Oliseh said.
“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.”
Oliseh, however, warned against complacency and made it clear there are many dangerous teams, which should not be taken for granted.
He added: “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 nation and 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”.
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