AFCON 2024 Super Eagles Coach, Peseiro boasts of picking best legs to represent Nigeria in Cote D'Ivoire

Posted : 03 January 2024

The Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, has boasted that the players selected for the 2024 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D'Ivoire were chosen on merit.

The Portuguese tactician, however, revealed the criteria behind his squad selection for the Nations Cup in Ivory Coast.

Peseiro announced a 25-man squad for the competition on Friday and has now opened up on his choices.

Players such as Terem Moffi, Cyril Dessers, and Paul Onuachu missed out on the list to represent Nigeria in the competition.

He said, “The NFF decided that it will go with 25, and I agreed because it is easy to manage this number. We first came up with 41 players, then the players who made the final list have been with us, and they have shown good performance.

“There are players who showed good performance in their clubs but didn’t do well in the national team. Also, there are players who do well for the national team and didn’t do well in their clubs.

“We looked at current form, if they are playing well and showed good condition. It was not easy to choose the 25 players, but it was my responsibility, and I hope and pray they play well for us.“

Peseiro handed a first call-up to Chippa United goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabili, and he revealed that the former Enyimba star impressed him with his performances for his club.

He said, “I received information about him, and I tried to observe him in the video, but I then requested that I go to South Africa to speak with him, his coach (at Chippa United), spoke with other people.

“I watched his training and I watched their match, and after evaluating him for the four or five days we were there, we decided to put him on the list because we believe in him.

“He showed good qualities, good performance, and now I have to wait and hope he shows the same capacity and qualities in the Super Eagles because it is different when you play in the national team and club.“

The former Real Madrid assistant coach also reiterated his desire to win the Nations Cup with the Super Eagles.

“Currently, the Super Eagles have the best attack on the continent, and I have evaluated the players, the situation, and I want to win the AFCON; it’s my goal, my objective.“

The Super Eagles will battle it out with the host country, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau in Group A.

AFCON 2024 Super Eagles Coach, Peseiro boasts of picking best legs to represent Nigeria in Cote D'Ivoire

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