Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle calls for FIFA to make South Africa ruling
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Bafana's Oswin Appollis preaches caution ahead of Nigeria clash
South Africa took a big step forward towards qualifying for the quadrennial showpiece taking place in the United States, Canada and Mexico next year.
Bafana eased past Lesotho 3-0 at the Free State Stadium on Saturday to top Group C with 16 points, five clear of second-placed Benin with three games to play.
Speaking ahead of facing a Super Eagles side who moved up to third with a 1-0 win at home to Rwanda on Saturday, the Orlando Pirates player explained that his teammates cannot afford to look too far ahead, with games against Zimbabwe and Rwanda still to play in October.
Appollis told Eyewitness News: "Obviously it (the World Cup finals) is on all our minds. But this game is going to be very difficult, and we don't want to think about that now.
"Most important is to think how to be successful on Tuesday and how to overcome the opponents we are facing."
"We are playing a Nigerian team with so much talent playing in Europe," added Appollis.
"They have won trophies, some of them play in the (English) Premier League so it is motivating for us as South Africans to play these big teams."
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