Kadiri Ikhana has hailed Flying Eagles midfielder, Kingsley Sokari as a “great talent”, following his fine performance against Korea DPR on Thursday.
Sokari lashed in a superb 25-yard strike to give Nigeria a three-goal lead, as they went on to record a 4-0 win over the Koreans in New Plymouth.
The Enyimba head coach said that his display against the Asians, is just a glimpse of the qualities he possesses.
“Sokari has ever been a great talented player. You cannot rule out such touch of goal scoring if we (Nigeria) hope to make a statement at the tournament,” Ikhana told Goal.
“He is an experienced and very skilful player. His presence in the team will bring huge boost to the team.
“I’m not surprised he scored such a great goal because he is always hungry to improve on his performance. He is dogged and creative. I expect more goals from him.
Ikhana also backed Sokari to go on and show his worth in Manu Garba’s team, while applauding the impressive show of the Flying Eagles.
“I expect him to improve more in the subsequent games. He is a kind of player that learns to do better than he is being doing in his previous games,” he continued.
“I believe his best is yet to come and hope to see him helping the team go far in the tournament.
“I think the Flying Eagles had a good game. They corrected most of their mistakes in the first game and already beginning to get their rhythm as a team.
“We just need to be patience with the team, pray and support them. I believe they will make us proud in New Zealand,” he concluded.
Nigeria will take on Hungary in their final group game on Sunday.
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