Arsenal and Super Eagles legend, Nwankwo
Kanu has given reasons Nigeria will win the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in
Egypt.
One of Kanu’s reasons was the fact that
all of Gernot Rohr’s squad play week in
and out in their various clubs – which he
described as a “bright future†for the Super
Eagles.
“We keep praying that 2019 will be better
than 2018. But we have to celebrate our
heroes while they’re alive. That reminds us
of the late Stephen Keshi, Amodu Shuaibu,
Samuel Okwaraji, that’s why the women’s
teams seem to complain. Let the ‘female’
teams do better than they have done
before in previous World Cups,†Kanu told
Brila FM.
“As for the Super Eagles I hope they win
the Nations Cup, that’s what I tell people.
The players are making me happy – Mikel
Obi, Alex Iwobi and others are playing well,
that’s why I’m not panicking. I can’t start
pinpointing any players’ names. I believe
they’re going to win the 2019 Nations Cup.
“The future is bright for the Super Eagles.
We have players playing week in and out
there in Europe,†Kanu stressed.
Nigeria will tackle Seychelles on March 23
in their last AFCON qualifiers fixture before
facing the 2019 AFCON hosts Egypt in a
friendly both at the Stephen Keshi Stadium
in Asaba.
This year’s AFCON will be held from 15
June to 13 July 2019.