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Jose Peseiro and his men will have their work cut out when facing a high-confidence Cote d'Ivoire, which will have the backing of a vocal crowd at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium.
Ahead of the mouth-watering clash of African heavyweights between Nigeria and Ivory Coast in second Group A, the coach of Ivory Coast, Jean-Louis Gasset, has disclosed that Nigeria have more talents in their team.
The Elephants triumphed to a 2-0 victory in their opening match against Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, while the Super Eagles came from behind to salvage a point in their 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea.
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17:20 - 17.01.2024
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Jose Peseiro and his men will have their work cut out when facing a high-confidence Cote d'Ivoire, which will have the backing of a vocal crowd at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium.
Gasset attests to quality of the Nigerian team
Gasset, who will be looking to record a perfect record at the start of the Nations Cup when he faces the Super Eagles on Thursday.
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Coach Jean-Louis Gasset might also have the luxury of having Sébastien Haller back from injury as well as the young Simon Adingra, who were both unavailable for the first match.
He said, "We did not play perfectly, but we got the win. It is true that, on paper, Nigeria has more talents in the team. They have a wide array of players at their disposal. For us, we have a team that can compete. We are trying to work hard and will take the game to Nigeria.
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AFCON 2023: Jose Peseiro goes spiritual ahead of Ivory Coast clash
The coach sought God's intervention during the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
"Every game has a different story. We saw that all of the favorites since the onset of the tournament have struggled. Each game has its own story. The time of the match has an impact. Playing by 5 p.m. might require several precautions. Nigeria can attest to that. Teams need to take their chances. If you don't do that, you can get upset."
The last meeting between the two sides was on 11 January 2015 in a friendly match that was won by the Elephants.
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