New Gombe United recruit Papa Idris has commented on the upcoming fixture between Nigeria and Zimbabwe, the third place play - off in the ongoing African Nations Championship which comes to a conclusion on Saturday.<br /><br />&ldquo;First, I want to pray for them to win the third place match against Zimbabwe.<br /><br />&ldquo;They should also put behind them the defeat against Ghana and concentrate on tomorrow&rsquo;s game.<br /><br />&ldquo;For me as a defender, all the players have impressed me and no defender should be blamed for any of the eight goals conceded.<br /><br />&ldquo;They all did their best at that moment, &rdquo; Papa idris said to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />Released by Kilmarnock this past summer market, the central defender recently put pen to paper to a one - season deal with Gombe United, reuniting with his former master,&nbsp; Maurice Cooreman, who previously guided him at Kaduna United.<br /><br />&ldquo; With due respect to the other teams that wanted to sign me, my decision to join Gombe United should be respected. <br /><br />&ldquo;My mind was already made up and I love the atmosphere here,&rdquo; stressed Idris.<br /><br />The 24 - year - old stopper made the provisional Nations Cup roster but was axed from the final 23 - man squad that won gold in South Africa.<br /><br /><br />