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| African Champion Super Eagles |
Former Nigeria international, Etim Esin, says the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations billed for January in Gabon is a missed opportunity for the players to showcase their full potentials and skills to the world.
The Eagles finished second to Egypt in a qualifying group that also had Tanzania and Chad (who later pulled out of the qualifiers).
Nigeria had also failed to qualify for the 2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea.
Etim Esin said “The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations would have been a platform for some of our players to showcase their talents,”
“At the 2013 Cup of Nations which we won, most of our players used the tournament to advertise and also sell themselves.
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| ETIM ESIN |
“For a big country like Nigeria, who have won the Cup of Nations three times, failing to be at next year’s edition is so sad.
“We have to put our house in order. Our focus now is on the 2018 World Cup in Russia and I hope the youngsters in the Super Eagles like Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho would galvanise themselves and make sure we qualify because the dream of every footballer is to play at the World Cup.”
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