“We are here for serious business” – Keshi declares as Super Eagles arrive in Brazil

The Custodian June 11, 2014 

The Nigerian national team have landed in Brazil, ahead of the 2014 World Cup. The players and coaches arrived in the South American nation around 9pm (Nigerian time) on Tuesday night.
The team will be based in Campinas, but will travel to Curitiba to play Iran; to Cuiaba to play Bosnia-Herzegovina; and to Porto Alegre to play Argentina.

Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, was in bullish mode ahead of the tournament which kicks off on Thursday.

The African champions failed to win any of their pre-World Cup friendly matches, but the Big Boss was confident about the team’s chances.
“We are in Brazil for serious business,” Keshi insisted.
“Friendlies are meant to serve as rehearsals; they are different from competitive matches.
“This is not an excuse for our performance in the matches, but seriously speaking, the results do not mean anything to me, evaluate us in the World Cup.”
Nigeria begin their World Cup campaign against Iran on June 16.