Super Eagles legend Kanu Nwankwo has made a bold statement claiming that countries don’t want to face Nigeria.
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Kanu’s statement
Kanu Nwankwo, who did not win an AFCON trophy during his playing days has hailed the current talent in the Super Eagles team.
He made mention of other countries being sacred to face Nigeria because of the way they play football.
The Arsenal Legend recently spoke about the National team at the CAF press conference ahead of the final against Ivory Coast.
Kanu said as reported by Brilla, “Every Other Country is scared of us because of our Talent and the way we play our football”
Meanwhile, Arsenal and Ivory Coast legend Emmanuel Eboue has warned the Ivorian defenders to prepare themselves for Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen.
Eboue compared Chelsea and Ivory Coast great Didier Drogba to Super Eagles number nine, saying they have a similar style.