Legendary Nigerian football player Austin Jay Jay Okocha anticipates a fierce match on Thursday between the Super Eagles and AFCON hosts Ivory Coast.
Remember that Ivory Coast easily defeated Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in their opening game, while the Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by Equatorial Guinea. But the former PSG player said in an interview with Caf-online that the Super Eagles have to be prepared to defeat the best in order to win.
“I believe that experience, desire, and mental condition will be crucial. Since they are professionals and are aware of the significance of this match, Okocha told Caf-website, “I believe their mentality will be the key.”
Of all, the allure of football is that, in order to win, you have to defeat the greatest, and every game is challenging as we all know.
“You have a chance to win your match if you are prepared. However, as Nigerians, we are aware that it would be a challenging game, but we also think we have what it takes to prevail,” he continued.
Without a doubt! Every game is challenging, but it gets considerably harder when you play the host nation. Nigeria is, of course, my favorite to win the Afcon. Come on, let’s see what happens.