By Obaloluwa Joshua, ABIDJAN
Former Super Eagles captain, Austine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has said the Super Eagles deserved their victory against Cote d’Ivoire.
The former champions silenced the home fans with an impressive 1-0 victory at the Alassanne Quattara Stadium on Thursday night.
Okocha claimed the Super Eagles fought hard for the victory.
“It was an important victory for us. It puts us in a very good position,” the former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder told France 24.
“It was a very difficult game, it is never easy to play against the host but we showed a lot of character today and deservingly we won the game.” READ ALSO:
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Nigeria’s next game is against the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau next week Monday.
