Nigeria/Sierra Leone: Shittu Eyes Clean Sheet Record

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Kickoff (Cape Town)

10 October 2008
Posted to the web 10 October 2008

Nigeria defender Danny Shittu is under no illusions about how difficult Saturday's 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone in Abuja will be, but the Bolton man is hoping the Super Eagles can extend their clean sheet figure to six games.

The Eagles have kept five clean sheets in qualifying so far, and are now just one short of the record set by the class of 2001 on their way to qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

"It would be nice to equal the record," Shittu told KickOffNigeria.com ahead of the game. "That's our target, but the important thing is for us to win the game and get the points that will give us a good seeding in the draw.

"We don't expect it to be an easy game, but we have been playing well and winning games and hopefully, we can continue on Saturday."

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