Osimhen’s Assurance: Super Eagles Approach Guinea-Bissau Match With Utmost Seriousness

Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, has said he and his teammates wouldn’t take their last 2023 AFCON group stage game against Guinea-Bissau lightly…..CONTINUE READING

Victor Osimhen and his teammates minimized the pressure on them going into the last group stage game of the tournament by beating the hosts, Ivory Coast, 1-0 on Thursday, January 18.

Nigeria scored the only goal of the encounter after Osimhen was fouled in the box, and a VAR review confirmed it to be a penalty offense. Eagles’ captain, William Troost-Ekong, converted the spot-kick in the 55th minute of the encounter.

“This game against Ivory Coast was a big statement game for us.

“We needed to win and make a statement in a competition like the AFCON.

“It was important to start well. We waited for them in the midfield, waiting for them to make mistakes, but I am really happy about this win, and we will keep on going from here, ”the 25-year-old Napoli striker told reporters in Abidjan on Thursday.

At 6 p.m. on January 22, the Super Eagles will take on Guinea-Bissau and need at least a draw to guarantee their progress to the next round of the 2023 AFCON.

Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria met twice during the 2023 AFCON qualifiers. They stunned the Eagles with a 1-0 win in Abuja in the first leg of the qualifiers, but the Nigerian side bounced back to defeat them 1-0 away from home.

“We know them”, Victor Osimhen noted. “We played them in qualifying, and we know how dangerous they can be. We can never take any game lightly.”