Keshi Reveals His 2014 World Cup Goal

Stephen Keshi, Super Eagles' coach, said his 2014 World Cup target is to surpass the country's best performance of reaching the Round of 16.

Nigeria reached the Round of 16 at USA 1994 and France 1998.

But the country has failed to go beyond the group stage in Korea-Japan 2002 and South Africa 2010.

Although top Nigeria officials have said they would not set a World Cup target for the team in Brazil so as not to put them under undue pressure, Keshi said he hoped to lead Nigeria to improve on these records by at least reaching the quarterfinal.

"I am looking out to get a very good squad for the World Cup and go beyond Nigeria's record in the previous World Cups," Keshi told Brila FM on Monday.

Nigeria are drawn in Group F along with Argentina, Bosnia-Herzogovina and Iran.

Keshi has proposed a pre-World Cup training camp in the US from May 25.

African champions Nigeria have also picked a training base in Sao Paolo and are due to play a friendly on March 5 in Europe as part of the build-up to Brazil 2014.