Ex-star Jonathan Akpoborie has admitted the Super Eagles have proved him wrong after they beat Cote d’Ivoire to reach the AFCON semi-finals.
Former international Akpoborie has been one of the dogged critics of coach Stephen Keshi and he said before the game that it would need a miracle for the eagles to fly past the star-studded Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire.
“Great win for Stephen Keshi, against all odds. I doubted them, same with a lot of Nigerians. But for me, they have exceeded all my expectations already,” Akpoborie told MTNFootball.com
“They believe in themselves and that was the magic. The Ivorians underrated them and our boys made the most of this.”
Akpoborie’s former international teammate Tijjani Babangida told MTNFootball.com that the Eagles stunned the world with their display and victory on Sunday.
“It was an amazing game they played, they surprise the entire world with their performance against Cote d’Ivoire. I don’t think I ever remember this team play such a great game,” Babangida told MTNFootball.com
“Mikel and Onazi were outstanding, even the central defenders did well to keep Drogba, Kalou and Gervinho at bay. In fact the entire team were wonderful. Keshi did magic to be able to motivate the players.”
However, Babangida warned the team to put behind them this famous victory and focus on beating Mali on Wednesday in Rustenburg.
“The boys should forget about this game and focus on the Mali game because it will be a different ball game, Malians are younger and more energetic than the Ivorians, but with the way Eagles played , I believe they are good for the trophy now,” Babangida told MTNFootball.com
[MTNFootball]
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