Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has been expressing delight with their 1-0 victory against Cote d’Ivoire in the second Group A African Cup of Nations game on Thursday at the Stade Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan.
A William Troost-Ekong penalty in the second half after Victor Osimhen had been fouled handed Nigeria a victory and now put them one foot in the round of 16.
Speaking after the match, Peseiro said they got their tactics right and his boys responded well with their game plan.
“It was a very good victory. The victory against a big team like Cote d’Ivoire was important. It was a very difficult match against a good team. From our anticipation, we knew it was going to be a difficult match because we drew the first game and we came to this match with a victory plan. We chose our strategy and the players worked perfectly with our strategy. I think we deserved to beat Cote d’Ivoire,” Peseiro said.
“We deserved to win the first game more than the Cote d’Ivoire game. In the first game, we dominated the match but we didn’t convert our chances, but in the game against Cote d’Ivoire we didn’t dominate, although, we control the game in the process and we deserved to win. We need to choose the best way to approach each match,” he added.
Nigeria face Guinea Bissau in the last group A match on Monday and Peseiro has already shifted his focus on the match.
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