Algeria coach Georges Leekens hopes a morale-boosting victory over Nigeria in Uyo in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers can help ease the pressure on the team.<br /><br />The Fennecs drew their first fixture against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 1-1&nbsp; and need to win the tie to boost their qualification chances. <br /><br />Algeria are in Uyo, Nigeria to take on the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the matchday two of the qualifiers.<br /><br />Lodged at the Le Meridien Resort, the Algerians will have a feel of the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Friday ahead of Saturday&rsquo;s game.<br /><br />The Belgian who will be tinkering the Fennecs for the first time in a competitive game remains calm despite the pressure and is confident his squad have what it takes to revive their World Cup qualifying campaign in Uyo.<br /><br />&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve not been too pleased with the last performance. The team is desperate to catch up and make up ground, &rdquo; Leekens told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />&ldquo;This game is a chance to get our qualification hope on track. I have got a lot of good characters about the place - don&rsquo;t worry about that.<br /><br />&ldquo;This is a great group of lads to work with. I never go to bed thinking someone is going to let me down and someone isn&rsquo;t going to give me 100 percent.<br /><br />&ldquo;My players are intelligent enough to understand the fixture. The importance of the game is understood.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a massive game in terms of our impact on the group. We&rsquo;re still involved, it is still quite tight. It&rsquo;s a must-win.<br /><br />&ldquo;The group is still all to play for and a point would be a decent result for us, especially with games to come at home.<br /><br />&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve come with a game plan to try and win and if we can get a result we&rsquo;re still involved with big games coming up in 2017.&rdquo; <br /><br />Saturday&rsquo;s outing will be Nigeria&rsquo;s 50th World Cup qualifying home match as they take on the Fennecs of Algeria at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.<br /><br />With the three points from the first game away to Zambia, the Super Eagles are assured top spot if they beat the visiting North Africans on Saturday.<br /><br />The winner of the group automatically qualifies for the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />