In a World Cup qualifying group that has Rwanda, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Benin, South Africa and Nigeria,
the Super Eagles are the bookmaker’s clear favourites and rightly too. The three times African champions should dictate the pace from the blast and when the contrary happens, followers of the game in Africa will rightly see that as abnormal situation that should challenge the au- thorities overseeing the national team in Nigeria to redouble efforts and think out of the box.