Newcastle United attacker Shola Ameobi is confident Nigeria will defeat Ethiopia and qualify for the showpiece event in Fifa&rsquo;s Football calender, the World Cup.<br /><br />Nigeria manager Stephen Keshi is expected to start the game in Addis Ababa with an attacking trident comprising Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce), Victor Moses (Liverpool) and Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow).<br /><br />And that means Ameobi, who clocked 32 on Saturday, will most likely be named on the substitutes bench.<br /><br />&ldquo;We are confident of winning. These days you&rsquo;ve got to be confident going into games.<br /><br />&ldquo;We are the team in to beat in Africa. We are the African champions and everyone wants to topple us,&rdquo;Shola Ameobi told chroniclelive.co.uk.<br /><br />He acknowledged that the East Africans won&rsquo;t be brushed aside easily and the unfavorable weather could play a role.<br /><br />&ldquo;This is a big test, but we have a squad that knows how to win. You can&rsquo;t replace that.<br /><br />&ldquo;But we are taking nothing for granted. This will be a tough game, especially out there when we will play at altitude.&rdquo;<br /><br />Shola Ameobi will make his fifth international appearance for the African champions if he gets to play against Ethiopia.<br /><br /><i>Photo Credit: footballtop.com</i><br />