The camp of the Eagles in Calabar is in high spirit, as all the players are enthusiastically hoping to have a good start in their campaign for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with the qualifier against Madagascar on Sunday.
The Eagles who relocated to Amba Tinapa hotel Calabar Thursday are up for a tough time if feelers from the Madagascar camp are anything to go by. The Scorpions, as the team from the Southern African country are called have been undergoing serious endurance test under coach Jean-Paul Rabier who has promised "not to surrender" to the Eagles on Sunday.
Madagascar's seriousness to qualify for the continental championship for the first time in their history was underscored by the engagement of the French man early this year. Rabier was tasked with qualifying the island nation for their first-ever African championship in 2012.
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President of the Madagascar Football Federation, Ahmad Ahmand was optimistic on arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport last night saying they were in Nigeria for a good match. He added that nobody should expect a one sided game as Madagascar also wants to be at the 2012 Nations Cup.
The coach and the players share this optimism as their level of confidence was also high, ahead of the weekend match.
Coach Jean-Paul Rabier, 55 is not a rookie in top flight African football as the former Stade Rennes and Racing Lens(both of France) player once handled.
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