Rizespor's Godfrey Oboabona Confident Of World Cup Qualification

Rizespor new signing Godfrey Oboabona is confident Nigeria will qualify for the Brazil 2014 World Cup.

The ex Sunshine Stars skipper played for 90 minutes as the Eagles defeated the Flames on Saturday, with the defense failing to concede a single goal.

'' It is a thing of joy; we are happy. It is what we have been praying for – to beat Malawi and top our group and be on our way to qualifying for Brazil 2014 World Cup. We are getting there.

'' We thank God that everything worked out well for us. It is not over yet.

'' We still have some qualifiers to play. Our aim is to get to the world cup and make sure we do well and make Africa proud,'' Oboabona told reporters.

23 - year - old Godfrey Oboabona is credited with 1 goal in 22 appearances for the Super Eagles.