By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi has backed up put up a respectable showing at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Jose Peseiro’s side will face hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in Group A at the competition.
The Super Eagles have struggled in recent outings but Mikel is hopeful the players will be at their best in Cote d’Ivoire.
“There is a lot of difference, isn’t it? Football has changed from ten years ago and dogmatically, it has really changed I think this group of players now are a very young team,” Mikel told CAF’s Media.
“They play a total different brand of football, so let’s hope we can really see good performance by us, the Nigerian team.”
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Jose Peseiro’s side will be targeting a fourth AFCON title in Cote d’Ivoire.
The West Africans will be targeting a fourth AFCON title this time around.
