The Super Eagles have safely landed in the capital city of Guinea Bissau ahead of the reverse fixture of the AFCON qualifier against the wild dogs of Guinea Bissau.
The Nigerian delegation departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 7 am on Sunday aboard a chartered flight.
They will be expected to get a decent result after a shocking first-leg defeat on Friday in Abuja where the three-time African champions lost 0-1. Before departing Nigeria, Super Eagles player Alex Iwobi assured Nigerians the team will give a strong fight to get a good result in Bissau while team captain Ahmed Musa also apologized to Nigerians.
Meanwhile, Guinea-Bissau coach, Baciro Cande, is confident that his team will complete a double over Nigeria when they both clash at the Estadio 24 de Setembro in Bissau on Monday evening
“We did a thorough analysis of the Eagles players and how their coach usually sets up his team, and the boys did the rest by sticking to our game plan with resilience and determination.
“For the second leg, we shall go back to plan how best to play Nigeria. Of course, we will be going for another victory. We still respect the Eagles despite our victory on Friday”
Guinea Bissau currently tops Group A of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers with seven points, one point ahead of Nigeria.
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