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By Ameenu Shardow<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Nigeria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Emenike eying Ghana scalp<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Striker Emmanuel Emenike believes Nigeria is capable of beating the highly fancied Ghana team in next month\u2019s friendly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Super Eagles will be looking to get one over their West African rivals at the Vicarage Road, home of Watford, on August 9.<\/p>\n

The odds are however stuck against the Nigerians who have suffered three successive defeats between the two sides but the Fenerbahce hitman seems unfazed by the daunting task ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had a fantastic run at the 2010 Nations Cup and World Cup, so everyone automatically expect them to continue the trend,\u201d Emenike said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA strong team that will give us a good run, but that doesn\u2019t mean they are unbeatable.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a similar fixture back in February 2007, the Black Stars claimed the West African bragging rights with their first win over Nigeria in 15 years.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars of Ghana triumphed by a 4-1 victory at Brentford\u2019s Griffin Park in London on that occasion.<\/p>\n

And since then, the Super Eagles are yet to beat Ghana in any friendly or competitive game at the senior level.<\/p>\n

But Fenerbahce of Turkey man, Emenike, knows the intense rivalry means they have to win this particular game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know how significant it is to play well and win against Ghana because our fans will talk about this for a long time,\u201d Emenike said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInterestingly, all the players have resolved to fight hard for the 2012 Nations Cup ticket to start with but if we can do well against Ghana, that will boost the confidence of the squad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emenike, who scored his first Super Eagles goal in the 4-1 friendly win against Argentina early last month is looking forward to the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter who get to play in this game or who scores, what is significant is for us to do well for Nigeria and take the same spirit into our Nations Cup qualifier,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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