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Çaykur Rizespor of Turkey and Nigeria U-23 team captain, Azubuike Okechukwu has declared that he is in no form of pressure as skipper of the team as they face their Libyan counterparts in an Africa U-23 Championship qualifier.
Azubuike told brila.net that having being through the same qualification series where he led the team to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, he is mentally strong and same applies to all members of the team.
“I am actually not under pressure, the last time we qualified the team to the Olympics which wasn’t easy and it feels like the same amount of pressure even though every game comes with its own responsibility.
We will have to play every game like it’s a final because that is the mentality we need to qualify. I met with the boys home and foreign based and I think we are ready for Libya.”
