Nigeria are confident of reaching the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they face Mozambique on Monday night time on the Complexe Sportif de Fès.
The encounter guarantees an exhilarating contest, with coaches Eric Chelle and Chiquinho Conde holding their techniques, methods, and line-ups below wraps.
The Super Eagles swept the group stage with three wins, scoring eight objectives and conceding 4, a efficiency that earned Chelle the accolade of Coach of the Group Part.
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Nonetheless, Nigeria have to be cautious in opposition to third-placed Mozambique, who famously toppled Gabon in Group F regardless of defeats to Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon. An identical third-placed group, Tunisia, eradicated Nigeria on the identical stage 4 years in the past in Garoua.
Mozambique coach Conde can depend on defenders Nené, Bruno Langa, and Reinildo Mandava to carry the backline, whereas midfielders Domingues and João Bonde purpose to produce forwards Chamito and Faisal Bangal with alternatives to catch Nigeria off guard.
Ademola Lookman, chosen within the Group Part Greatest XI after two objectives and two assists, credited his teammates for the popularity.
“The choice isn’t just for me, however for all my teammates, as a result of their efforts contributed to this. Nonetheless, this isn’t our final imaginative and prescient. We’ve got set targets to perform right here in Morocco, and we’re nowhere close to them but,” he stated.
CAF has appointed Cameroonian referee Abdou Abdel Mefir for Monday night time’s match, assisted by compatriots Elvis Noupoue and Carine Atezambong.
