Ahead of the highly anticipated AFCON 2023 final game between Super Eagles and host nation, Cote d'Ivoire, the captain of Nigeria Ahmed Musa has said that it would be a big day in his life if they end up been crowned as champions tomorrow, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
"If we win the tournament tomorrow, it will be a big day in my life because in Nigeria, only me and Kenneth Omeruo, two players that have won the AFCON two times and may his soul rest in peace, our dead coach, two times as a coach".
"For me as I always say whenever I get the invitation to the National team, I will always honor it even when I stop playing football but I'm still active till now".
"For the team, we have more focus for tomorrow, that's more important than anything", he concluded.
The Super Eagles, who failed to win any of their two opening matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches in November, and lost 0-2 to Guinea in a friendly in Abu Dhabi five days to the opening match of the AFCON, are unbeaten at this championship and will start as favourites against an Ivorian side that has miraculously found itself at this end of the rope.
On Sunday, there will be 60,000 fans at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Ebimpé, but it is the team that wants it more that will drink from the Cup.
By Olaleye Oluwadamilola