SPORT: Super Eagles need more than luck to overcome Ivorians’ challenge
Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro got mystical when he said that God will give his side the victory at the appropriate time in response to a question concerning his squad's carelessness in the first game against Equatorial Guinea.
"We deserve much more after the last game, and we'll create more opportunities." In the press conference on Wednesday, the Portuguese speaker remarked, "Like I said before, sometimes God takes, sometimes God gives, if it's the right time, God will give us."
Ivory Coast on Thursday could pose a threat to the Eagles, who earned at least a share of the spoils against the Nzalanga Nacional. Against the host, though, the game could come down to chance and whims.
Despite the fact that both sides have split three victories in their nine AFCON encounters, the Elephants are the favorites going into their match on Thursday at Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.
With another victory over an injured Nigerian squad, Jean-Louis Gasset's team might become the first to go to the knockout stage of the tournament after beginning with a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau.
However, depending on the outcomes of other games in the previous match between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, a draw would potentially ruin the group.
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