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This yr, there have been loads of huge upsets on the AFCON
Tremendous Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has iterated that there aren’t any underdogs on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, Soccernet.ng stories.
The 2023 AFCON is among the most original competitions that has taken place on the continent. This yr, many minnows have produced surprising outcomes, and the massive groups have fumbled badly.
High international locations like Ghana, Algeria, and Tunisia have been bundled out of the competitors, whereas international locations like Mauritania, Namibia, Cape Verde, and Equatorial have proven their prowess.
Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles had been positioned in Group A of the AFCON alongside Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea. When the attracts had been made, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire had been primed for the primary two positions due to their abundance of expertise. Nevertheless, the other occurred.
Equatorial Guinea topped the group after choosing seven factors from three games- one among which was a 4-0 win in opposition to hosts Cote d’Ivoire.
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has featured in all three of Nigeria’s video games, and he believes that the lower-ranked international locations have stepped up their recreation. As such, he insists that the Tremendous Eagles will not be taking any probabilities.
“I feel the strain is excessive, Nigeria is an enormous footballing nation, and the followers need us to go on the market and play good and win convincingly,” Osimhen
“However within the AFCON, there isn’t a underdog, and if it’s important to win, it’s important to be on prime of your recreation. You must be targeted from the blast of the whistle to the very finish.
An important factor for us is we’ve gotten to the knockout stage. Then, we nonetheless have loads of work to do. We’re nonetheless a piece in progress, however I feel we’re heading in the right direction, and now we have the proper coach.
All the pieces goes easily for us, and we’re simply targeted on the subsequent recreation and attempting to get into the subsequent spherical
Subsequent for Nigeria is a conflict in opposition to Cameroon, who’ve been struggling all through the competitors. The Tremendous Eagles will probably be trying to
