Anything can happen against Spain - Keshi

Despite being branded the underdogs ahead of their clash against world champions, Spain, Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi, is still believing "anything can happen."


Keshi, 51, still fancies his team's chance of creating an upset in a contest some analysts have branded mission improbable and others have termed mission impossible.

"Anything can happen in football even beating Spain and that depends on how determined and motivated my team will be during the game," said Keshi.

The former Mali and Togo manager has refused to draw comparisons between the Spaniard 1998 team which lost 2-3 to Nigeria in a Fifa World Cup game in France and their present squad.

Keshi did not mince words in warning that in footballing terms so much has changed between both nations in the last 15 years since Nigeria stunned Spain at the 1998 Fifa World Cup.

"It was another level of football in 1998 and this is different. But anything can still happen," said the Nigeria manager.

Nigeria will ride on lady luck on Sunday inside the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza to stun the tiki-taka playing Spanish national team and hope that Uruguay do not beat Tahiti by more than five goals.

The Super Eagles still occupy second spot in Group B of the Fifa Confederations Cup behind Spain despite a 1-2 loss to South American champions, Uruguay on Thursday.





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