Tremendous Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro on Tuesday mentioned the workforce's purpose is simply to beat South Africa and qualify for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals.
Nigeria's Tremendous Eagles have reached the semi-finals of the AFCON 2023, at present going down in Ivory Coast, after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Angola final Friday.
Ademola Lookman's first left-footed end within the forty first minute because of a world-class help from Moses Simon gave Nigeria victory within the quarter-final of the match.
Chatting with reporters on the pre-match press convention, which can see Nigeria deal with towards the Bafana Bafana, Peseiro mentioned their solely mission is to win.
“To this point we have now proven good spirit, good group, good demand, dedication and sacrifice and taking part in as a workforce. Our objective is simply to beat a very good workforce like South Africa,” mentioned Peseiro.
Peseiro additionally spoke about Napoli ahead Victor Osimhen, who missed the Tremendous Eagles' go to to Bouake on Monday night forward of their AFCON 2023 semi-final towards South Africa.
“To this point I can't give a very good reply to that, as a result of it issues his well being. This afternoon I can know higher whether or not Victor can play or not,” the Portuguese tactician mentioned of Osimhen.
In accordance with a press release on Tremendous Eagles' X-handle, members of the workforce traveled from Abidjan to Bouaké through a 10pm flight with Air Cote D'Ivoire.
“Nevertheless, Victor Osimhen didn’t make the journey on account of a abdomen ache,” the assertion mentioned.
