AFCON 2023: Max Alain Gradel confident of Ivory Coast's good outing against Super Eagles

Ahead of the much anticipated clash between host nation Ivory Coast and Nigeria on Thursday, Max Gradel was at the press conference where he spoke confidently ahead of the tie, Nigeriasoccernet.com writes.

Captain Max Alain Gradel, who has 105 caps and was part of the Elephants’s squad that won the trophy in Equatorial Guinea in 2015, said: “We are Côte d’Ivoire. We respect all our opponents. But we fear nobody. We will do what we have to do".

“It is a special moment for us to play the Africa Cup of Nations in our home, with the support of our people".

"We will do everything to make the people proud. We have super players in the squad, especially for what they bring to the group. It is a decisive match; it is an important match. We know what we have to do," he vowed.

By Olaleye Oluwadamilola