The Super Eagles of Nigeria are aiming to match Ghana by winning a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title.
Ten years ago in South Africa, led by the late Stephen Keshie, Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso to win their third continental trophy.
The Portuguese coach said that more than 70 players had been monitored as he whittled that number down for the final squad.
Jose Peseiro, coach of the Super Eagles, said in an interview with the Nigerian Football Federation TV that his team will fight to win Africa’s most coveted trophy.
“We will fight to win the Africa Cup even though it won’t be easy.”
“Our group is not easy because we are up against the Ivory Coast, who have a good squad and are playing at home.
“Equatorial Guinea reached the quarterfinal at the last Afcon, better than Nigeria, while Guinea Bissau beat us at home (in the qualifiers).”
“We have to be at our best in our training and in our matches.”
Nigeria are currently blessed with a large pool of talented players, and it proved to be an arduous task for Peseiro to select the final squad to fight for the AFCON trophy.
“It was not easy to choose the 25 players,” he said.
Nigeria will commence their campaign on January 14 against Equatorial Guinea in Abidjan.
