Ex Super Eagles goalkeeper Ndubuisi Egbo has revealed he dreams to win the World Cup with the Nigeria national team.
The Former FK Tirana manager, guided the Tirona side to win the Albanian top flight league in the 2019-20 season and qualified them to the Champions League, becoming the first African coach to do so in Europe.
Egbo, who is currently without a job, has now expressed his readiness to coach the Super Eagles when the opportunity comes and has set his target for the West African side.
He was a third choice goalkeeper for the Super Eagles squad that won silver at the AFCON in 2000 after they lost on penalties to the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.
“Like I have said in many interviews, it is like a military service that you do for your country. When you are called upon you don’t have any choice, unless I’m in a contract with another team and it is difficult to go away from there,” Egbo told Punch.
“I’m always open to help my country because I’m a dreamer and I always want `to achieve something to fulfil those dreams that I had.
“I always remember what Pele said that he dreamt that one day an African country would win the World Cup. I’m seeing Nigeria winning the World Cup.
“That is one of the dreams I want to achieve for my continent. Anytime I’m called upon, I still have it in my head that if I am given the opportunity I will do my maximum best not only to make Nigerian football but African football move ahead.
“Just like how Pitso Mosimane of South Africa is doing, he won with Sundowns and then went to Egypt and won the Caf Champions League with Al Ahly.
“Those are the things that we need to be doing to move African football up. Al Ahly is the club of the century in the whole world and that is something coming from Africa. I’ve won one trophy on a continent, why not win the World Cup or at least get to the final first of all.
“If we want European clubs to take a look at our players, we need to bring them up to their level and achieve what they are achieving, then we can measure our strengths with theirs.”
Egbo was given the marching orders in November, 2020 barely four months he led the Albanian outfit to their first league title in 11 years.
The 47-year-old made history again by becoming the first African coach to win a Champions League game although his side failed to advance from the Second Qualifying Round and also the Europa League Playoffs.
