“Peseiro A Top Professional We Enjoy Working With Him” – Salisu Yusuf

And despite just one game in charge, Yusuf spoke highly of the new head coach and the input of the assistant coaches against Mexico.

“It’s been great working with him,” Yusuf told NFF TV. “Before we resumed I had like two phone conversations with him concerning the list, concerning some players. He asked about the criteria of the home-based players I told him that he really appreciated it. He’s a top professional and we enjoy working with him.”

On the defeat against Mexico, Yusuf said: ”The first game was really tough both the first and second half. Everybody analyzed the game with him and he agreed to all our suggestions and we made changes to the system we played. And you can see we were more in the game in the second half because we controlled the game more. It’s team-building, it’s step by step and I believe we will have a good team.”

And commenting on the performance of the home-based players: ”We are really happy because the home-based had a chance to play, it’s good for the first time in the main team. It will go a long way to make them more confident, and more self-belief in themselves. 

“And also it will make the other home-based players that are not here work hard because they know they have a chance if they are doing well in the league.”

The Eagles will be back in action in the early hours of Friday when they take on Ecuador.

This will be the first time both countries will meet at the men’s senior level.