AFCON 2023: “We performed twice and misplaced one” – AC Milan ace Chukwueze units Nigeria’s agenda for Guinea-Bissau

The previous Villarreal winger is satisfied that the Tremendous Eagles are severe about sealing a fourth continental trophy

AC Milan winger Samuel Chukwueze desires Tremendous Eagles to take their final Group A fixture in opposition to Guinea-Bissau as their most vital recreation of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to this point, Soccernet.ng stories.

Nigeria will commerce tackles with Guinea-Bissau on the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on Monday with a qualification ticket for the knockout spherical on the road.

Whereas the Djurtus are searching for their first-ever AFCON win, Nigeria can end as group winners with any method of victory so long as Equatorial Guinea don’t beat hosts Cote d’Ivoire within the different group recreation.

It is going to be the fourth time the Tremendous Eagles meet with the Wild Canines over the previous two years.

Nigeria claimed a 2-0 victory when the 2 groups met on the group stage of the final AFCON in Cameroon solely to fall to a shock 1-0 residence defeat in March 2023 through the qualifiers for this event.

The Tremendous Eagles claimed their pound of flesh with a 1-0 win within the reverse fixture in Bissau.

Confidence is very excessive within the Nigerian camp after beating hosts Cote d’Ivoire and Chukwueze believes that win reveals the Tremendous Eagles want to be African champions once more.

The AC Milan ahead is aware of Guinea-Bissau can be no pushovers however he maintains that Nigeria will go all out for the win in opposition to the Djurtus.

“We performed with our hearts (in opposition to Cote d’Ivoire). This recreation reveals we’re able to combat for Afcon,” Chukwueze mentioned, as per BBC.

“This group is sophisticated however crucial recreation now’s the final recreation.

“There is no such thing as a small nation on this Afcon and Guinea-Bissau are good. We’ve performed them twice in qualifying and we misplaced one.

“We have to win the final recreation to high the group and guarantee we qualify for the following spherical.”

Nigeria have misplaced just one group match – a 2-0 defeat to Madagascar in 2019 – on the AFCON since their opening day 3-1 loss to Egypt on the 2010 version.

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