By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Super Eagles assistant coach Daniel Ogunmodede has said the players are battle ready for the clash with defending champions Senegal, reports Prompt News.
Eric Chelle’s side will take on the Senegalese in their opening fixture of the 2024 African Nations Championship on Tuesday, 5 August.
The game is slated for the Amman Stadium, Zanzibar.
Ogunmodede declared that they will give their opponent a good fight.
“Of course, Senegal are defending champions, so they’ll be eager to defend their title. But we’re ready to give them a very good fight,” Ogunmodede told ESPN.
The gaffer also underlined the team’s desire to win the trophy for the first time.
“We’ve tasted third, we’ve tasted silver. Now we need to go for gold,” he added.
“We want to go for the gold. A few months ago, during training, Rabiu Ali joked with the players, saying we’ve finished third before in this competition, we’ve finished second before, but this time we must aim for first.
“That really struck me because it shows how seriously the players are taking this.”
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