AFCON: Nigeria Focusing On Penalty Kicks – Eguavoen

Ahead of the first knockout match against Tunisia in the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON tournament, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will focus on penalty kicks, team coach, Augustine Eguavoen has said.

In an interview with Punch, Eguavoen also pledged that the team would not disappoint Nigerians.

He said:

“To be a champion you need to play any team that comes your way. I would have loved to choose a team to play but we don’t have that luxury, so whichever team that comes our way, we will take it, prepare well for it and try to win the game.

“We all know what football is all about and how passionate Nigerians can be. Trust me, the Eagles will not disappoint. They should have faith in the team ahead of the next game, we will play to our full strength. Every game has a different approach, so we won’t drop our guards on Sunday. We are going to use the same strength and we are going to train more on penalties.

Besides opening up on the preparation of the Super Eagles of Nigeria for penalty kicks, Eguavoen also spoke on the team was turned around for the AFCON tournament.

“Nobody gave this team a chance before the Nations Cup, but we have proved doubters wrong with the way we have played here. We will keep doing the talking on the pitch irrespective of what people have said or are still saying. The group stage is now behind us and we look forward to the knockout round, which is very important. This is not the time to rest, but the time to work very hard. We hope things will keep going in our favour.”

Nigeria meet Tunisia on Sunday, January 23.

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