The 49-year-old, who lifted the World
Cup as Argentina captain in 1986, having infamously scored a goal with his hand against England in the quarter-finals, said he hoped the referees would ensure the Africans play fair.
"We know how Nigeria play and they know how we play. We don't expect to play a rough and tough team, although we're ready to play any team," said Maradona, whose international career ended in disgrace when he failed a drugs test at the 1994 World Cup finals when Nigeria were also in their group.
"But the only thing I can say right now is those looking for fair-play should not stand alone.
"Let's really look for fair play and referees should understand what fair play is.
"When fair play started in 1990 I got a kick from a Cameroon player who nearly kicked my head off.
"Claudio Caniggia got a yellow card for a small kick and I nearly got kicked in the head.
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