Zimbabwe coach, Nees, impressed with UYO facilities before Super Eagles clash

Zimbabwe’s chief coach Michael Nees has praised the facilities in UYO while his team prepares for his crucial qualifying World Cup against Nigeria on Tuesday.

Despite experiencing travel delays, Warriors have settled at their base and focus on the challenge ahead.

Zimbabwe’s squad arrived in Uyo on Saturday after his flight was canceled unexpectedly, causing a delay of several hours.

However, Nees expressed satisfaction with the conditions of accommodation and training of the equipment.

“The hotel is fine, we have settled. We delayed yesterday because our flight was canceled, so we lost a couple of hours,” Nees told the Warriors average team.

He also recognized the quality of the facilities, comparing them favorably with what is available in Zimbabwe.

“The hotel is very spacious, we cannot complain about that, that was the old Nigerian hotel that moved to another hotel.

“You can see for yourself, we would be happy to have something like this in our own country; really very good, impressed.”

With respect to training facilities, Nees added: “The training field is soft, not too hard. The field of the stadium, I hope even better.”

Currently, the lower part of Group C with three points, Zimbabwe is still looking for its first victory of the qualifiers.

Despite his struggles, Nees remains optimistic about his possibilities against the Super Eagles.

“No one can predict anything. As a athlete, you have to fight until the end because everyone wants fair competition,” he told The Standard.

The Warriors celebrated a closed training session on Sunday morning and will have their final training on Monday night at the scene.

His opponents, Nigeria, go to the accessory in the back of a 2-0 victory over Rwanda, while Zimbabwe played a 2-2 draw with Benin Republic.

The match will take place at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Tuesday.