As the 2023 African Cup of Nations beckons, former international, Waidi Akanni has stated that his expectations of the Nigerian Super Eagles winning the title is low, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The West African giants go into their 20th AFCON seeking to win their fourth title, but Akanni who was a member of Nigeria’s bronze medal-winning U-20 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship team said he doesn't see this happening.
"My expectations are the same whenever Super Eagles play; they have become very unreliable. So, I won’t expect much from them because I don’t want to be disappointed,”
“Winning AFCON will be a miracle for Nigeria. It would be presumptuous of me to expect Super Eagles to come out tops at the championship.
The tournament begins in Cote D'Ivoire from January 13 to 11 February, 2024 as the Super Eagles start their campaign against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, 14 January and play host nation, Cote D'Ivoire four days later while they play Guinea Bissau in their final group match on Monday, 22 January.
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