It was only one match, but it moved Nigeria several notches up the rung of victory at AFCON 2023.

The match against Cote D’Ivoire confirmed the often-held notion that a potential Champion can be identified when a team is able to win a crucial match even when it does not play brilliantly. That’s what happened on Thursday night. The Super Eagles played with the attitude of potential champions  – winning a most difficult match against the host team by deploying with a very disciplined style of play, and, with a bit of luck, curtailed an anxious and determined Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire.

The Super Eagles definitely earned their victory! What most people have refused to consider here is to credit Jose Paseiro for any part of that victory. The man has gone too far down the bad books of Nigerians that more of the credit seems to be going

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