The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) says the Super Eagles must not embarrass them in their quest to lift the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations trophy.
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Stephen Keshi's side have two points and are second in Group C which includes leaders Burkina Faso who have four, defending champions Zambia who also have two and the underdogs Ethiopia who have only one.
All four nations have a chance to progress to the quarter-finals and victory is therefore a must.
Nigeria led 1-0 in their matches against Burkina Faso and Zambia but late goals denied them victory and this has worried the NFF, whose member Ahmed Muazu Kawu told The Guardian: "Nobody is happy that we are not winning our matches but if you look at the circumstances that surrounded our games, we will still not condemn our players.
"If we fail to qualify to the quarter-final stage of the competition, it will be a disappointment to all of us here in South Africa and the people back home.
"We are happy with the way the boys have been playing so far. We could all see that there was an improvement in their game against Zambia as compared to what they did against Burkina Faso on Monday.
"It will be a shame to the whole country if we fail to pick a quarter final tickets. If our players do what is expected of them we will make it to the final."
Nigeria's players criticised the state of the Mbombela Stadium turf where they drew their two matches, but will now face Ethiopia at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, while Zambia face Burkina Faso at the Mbombela. Kick-off is at 7pm for both games on Tuesday night.
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