Nigeria’s Super Eagles are seeded in the same group as 2023 AFCON tournament hosts Cote d’Ivoire, relentless Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba is looking forward to a challenging match against the Super Eagles in the 2023 African Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng reports.
The tournament’s hosts, Ivory Coast, were placed in Group A with Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau for the final in Abidjan.
Former Galatasaray striker Drogba admitted the thrill of playing against the Super Eagles and other Group A teams.
Both Ivory Coast and Nigeria have previously won the African Cup of Nations, with Ivory Coast winning in 2015 and Nigeria winning in 2013 under the late Stephen Keshi.
This set the stage for an exciting match with both teams determined to fight for the Continental Trophy once again.
During the draw, Drogba acknowledged the challenges posed by the group stage matches, but expressed confidence that Ivory Coast were ready to face them.
He underlined his willingness to embrace this aspect of AFCON and emphasized that identifying the best teams from all groups is the essence of the competition.
“It’s a very difficult group. Nigeria are of course one of the favorites to win and adding them to our group will be an exciting challenge
“But we are ready for it. That is the beauty of competitions like AFCON, so we take on this challenge and compete against the best teams in this group and all groups. I am ready to give my rights,” Drogba said as quoted by CAFonline.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will play against Saudi Arabia today and Mozambique on Monday as part of their preparations for the upcoming AFCON tournament.
