The draw for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations will take place on Thursday and Omeruo will be available for any match.
Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo says the team is ready to take on any opponent ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations draw to be held in Ivory CoastSoccer reported.
The Super Eagles will find out their AFCON 2023 opponents during the draw in Cameroon on Thursday.
Nigeria are in Pot 2 and will likely face one of Africa’s top teams. They could also face arch-rivals South Africa, who are in pot 3 of the draw.
However, Nigerian defender Omeruo is not concerned about the possibility of being posted to a country. He says the team can compete against any country because of its winning mentality.
“I think our group is important because in soccer you want to be in an easy group so you can get along,” Omeruo said at the pre-match press conference for the friendly against Saudi Arabia. .
“But like I said, it doesn’t matter who we play because we have a winning mentality. At the end of the day you know your opponent. I’m looking forward to being able to do that.”<!–/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_231012_203949_297. sdocx- ->
Nigeria has never missed the group stage since participating in AFCON. It would be a huge shame if we didn’t qualify for next year.
