{"id":3825,"date":"2023-10-13T08:58:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T07:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/13\/super-eagles-have-enough-quality-players-to-push-for-2023-afcon-title-jay-jay-okocha\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T08:58:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T07:58:30","slug":"super-eagles-have-enough-quality-players-to-push-for-2023-afcon-title-jay-jay-okocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/13\/super-eagles-have-enough-quality-players-to-push-for-2023-afcon-title-jay-jay-okocha\/","title":{"rendered":"‘ Super Eagles Have Enough Quality Players To Push For 2023 AFCON Title ‘ – Jay-Jay Okocha"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Nigeria National Team captain, Austin \u2018 Jay-Jay \u2018 Okocha says the current Super Eagles squad is blessed with \u2018 more than enough quality players \u2018 to push for the 2023 AFCON title.<\/p>\n

Nigeria will be participating at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Ivory Coast alongside 23 other countries.<\/p>\n

According to the draws released yesterday, the Super Eagles will face, tournament hosts, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau In Group A.<\/p>\n

A tricky group with familiar foes, the Super Eagles squad has the complete trust of former midfield maestro, Okocha who is looking up to Head Coach, Jose Peseiro to put the Individual talents into a formidable team that will go all the way in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

On the form of Super Eagles players, especially the forwards, Victor Osimhen, Victor Boniface, Taiwo Awoniyi, Terem Moffi and others who are excelling at their respective clubs, Okocha says it is a good selection headache for Jose Peseiro.<\/p>\n

\u201d It\u2019s a good headache for the manager to have. It is better to have more players than not to have enough good players in your squad, \u201d Okocha is quoted by GOAL.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the ball is in court to find the right way to get the best out of the players because we are expecting so much from the team and from the manager in this AFCON.<\/p>\n

Before we used to say we are still building, we are still looking at players. Now we\u2019ve got more than enough players to go all the way. So the expectations are very high,\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued; \u201d Well at the moment, you can say we are looking good, we\u2019ve got exciting players, We\u2019ve got good competition in the team. Because for you to win a tournament like this you need a big squad. At least, two or three good players in each position.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think at the moment in the striker role we are more than equipped and in midfield, we\u2019ve got good players. [Our] defense has always been challenging for us but I think we\u2019ve got a good mix of experience and young players as well there,\u201d\u00a0 the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winner said.<\/p>\n

On his target for Nigeria at the 2023 AFCON, the 50-year Old said the Super Eagles have no reason not to advance to the semifinals, and a player\u2019s target is always to win a medal.<\/p>\n

Okocha who won Africa Cup of Nations, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals while representing the Super Eagles of Nigeria spoke from a players point of view.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I still don\u2019t see a reason why we should expect the team to get to at least a semifinal. I\u2019m speaking from a former football player point of view.<\/p>\n

\"Okocha