Lagos -- While most Nigerian football fans are looking up to the Super Eagles to continue its domination against old rivals Ghana in tonight's friendly, the coach of the team, Austin Eguavoen, has tried to douse expectations by insisting that the match will be just another tie and not a 'grudge one' which the media have painted it.

Eguavoen, who will be in charge of the team for the last time this evening after which the newly appointed German tactician Berti Vogts will take over, revealed to THISDAYSports on phone late Sunday before jetting out to London that his only wish is to present a good team that will play a good match.

"It is not contestable that Nigeria and Ghana have been rivals in football, it's quite unfortunate that the media has blown the match beyond proportion with this 'grudged match' tag. If I may ask what is it that we have taken from them or the other way round that could make football pundits be talking of revenge?

"Interestingly, I was member of the team that lost to the Black Stars 15 years ago at the semi final stage of Senegal '92 but when I was in charge as Nigeria coach at the last finals in Egypt and we met Ghana in the opening group match which we won by a lone goal, I did not see it as an opportunity for me to avenge that defeat, rather I was out to get the maximum points and qualify from the so call 'group of death'," Eguavoen revealed.

The bronze winning coach at the last Nations Cup in Egypt sees today's match as being very technical considering the pedigree of the two teams in recent times.

"Its going to be a celebration of soccer on the continent because the two teams play attractive football and the depth which Ghana has attained after the last World Cup finals in Germany will be a tonic for them against the Super Eagles whose ego has been bruised following their non-qualification to play at the Mundial and this is the first time since Egypt 2006 that a major tie will be up for them.

"It will be interesting to see how my lads will stop Michael Essien, who was missing in action at the Nations Cup in Egypt. And don't forget that their team has improved tremendously but all the same the issue of revenge or grudge will be missing when the two teams file out and if there is anything that will be upper most in the mind of the players, it will be to come out of the tie injury free and retain the pride of their respective countries," said Eguavoen.

Till date Eguavoen has been in charge of 13 matches in which he has won 11 and lost two - one to Romania in an international friendly and the semi final loss to Cote d'Ivorie at the last Nations Cup in Egypt.