A former Nigeria star has named three of Africa’s strongest schools as favorites to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which is scheduled to begin in Ivory Coast next year.
Senegal will aim to defend the title they won two years ago as the continent’s top 24 teams compete for Africa’s biggest football prize from January 13 to February 11.
According to Punch, it was former Super Eagles striker Mutiu Adepoju who won the tournament after the 1994 tournament against Nigeria, and they expect the AFCON 2023 title to be won by one of the three countries.
“We’ll wait for the tournament to start and see how it ends, but we know Nigeria are among the favorites to win.
We’ll also tip Egypt and Senegal, but until then.
It will be difficult to say who will be the winner.
“The Championship Begins.
” Each of these countries has a rich pedigree in AFCON.
The Super Eagles won the championship three times.
And the Pharaohs won the championship seven times, a record number.
The Indomitable Lions defeated Egypt on penalties to win their latest title.
Nigeria has failed to reach the final of this competition for the first time since 2013.
They defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 and won the tournament for the third time in history.
The Super Eagles were eliminated in the first knockout round of the 2021 tournament in Cameroon but will be hoping to right their wrongs by lifting the AFCON title.
Nigeria clinches AFCON glory Sports Brief previously reported that Nigeria needs to adopt a winning mentality to have any chance of winning his 2023 African Cup of Nations.
The Super Eagles are seen as one of the favorites and are looking to end a 10-year title drought, having last won the title in 2013 under late coach Stephen Keshi.
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai says current Nigerian players have what it takes to win but they must develop a winning culture.
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